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TIL Tim Horton's dropped the apostrophe from their name to dodge language laws in Quebec and keep a consistent sign across Canada

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wLZjE TIL strengths (9 letters) is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.
ZpPBR TIL In 2012, the Emir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix accidentally confused the Kazakhstan national anthem with Borat's parody. Among other things, Borat's parody praises Kazakhstan for having the cleanest prostitutes in the region.
wGBJ TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.
7rdmX TIL we all have blind spots in our vision. Cover your left eye in this vision test to "see it" yourself.
wpkW TIL the entire movie “Chinatown” is portrayed subjectively through the eyes of the main character, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson), who appears in every scene. In fact, in the one scene when Gittes is knocked unconscious, the film fades to black and fades back in only when he awakens.