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TIL that a string of typographical symbols (such as “@#$%&!”) used to represent an obscenity or swearword is called a “grawlix”

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J1ljm TIL that Arches National Park in Utah has a rock column known as The Phallus
nKo TIL in 1911 two kids (11 & 7 years) rode horseback alone from NY to SF in 62 days.
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