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TIL using two spaces after a period is absolutely wrong.

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plkQ TIL the “% Daily Value” numbers found on nutrition labels in the US/Canada are based on recommendations from 1968 and have not been updated to reflect current recommendations. Something with “100% Daily Value” of Vitamin C has only 67% of an adult male’s recommended daily intake.
9PxM TIL in 2006, Stephen Colbert correctly predicted the winners of every major Academy Award, including predicting Crash’ suprise win over strong favorite Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture.
rNYMM TIL the oldest verified Austrian man so far is the accomplished mathematician Leopold Vietoris (1981-2002), who finished his thesis as a WWI's POW, fought in WWII at the age of 50, and wrote his last research paper at the age of 103
PKkZ TIL that the first fireman killed during the September 11 attacks died at 9:30am when a civilian who had jumped from the South Tower landed on him.
0JgR TIL that a man memorized all the prices of past items on The Price is Right, and repeatedly helped contestants win, until he was banned from the show for 10 years.