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TIL that General George Washington was almost killed by a British Marksman

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yVvLe TIL about "The Lexicon of Comicana" by cartoonist Mort Walker, which posits a universal symbols set for comics/cartoons/etc., and written in response to the engagement w/ his 1964 satirical piece "Let's Get Down to Grawlixes". A grawlix (obscenicon) is typographical profanity censorship i.e. $#!7
Wj7N TIL that Mastercard’s memorable “Priceless” ad campaign was plagiarized. The original is “There are things money can’t buy, but, for everything else, there is Bancard” - Wikipedia
PY0gw TIL that in Bude, UK there is an elongated tunnel providing rain shelter for customers to the local superstore (Sainsbury's). As a running joke, it has received numerous 5 star reviews and it's the #3 top thing to do in Bude, leading to some underwhelmed tourists
ggYX TIL in a world first, Dubai has successfully relocated a coral reef in an attempt to save it from infrastructure development. The project cost more than $9.8m and has been deemed a success since the coral reef grew 20% in size
QJgY9 TIL in 2015, Norma Bauerschmidt, a 90 years old woman was diagnosed with cancer. Instead of starting treatment, she, her son, daughter-in-law, and dog, went on a year long road trip around the US, travelling 13,000 miles around 32 states.