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TIL Yiddish contains 251 words for the terms buy and sell

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OoePR TIL that cops will often touch the tail light of a car that they just pulled over in order to leave their finger print in case it is later needed for evidence.
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8aZnL TIL about Judah Friedlander, of the sitcom 30 Rock. His ever-changing, slogan-bearing trucker hats became a gag on the show. Friedlander makes his hats himself and created enough of them to be able to wear a different one in each scene of 30 Rock, which was about three hats per show for 6 seasons.