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TIL Streets generally run East to West and Avenues generally run North to South.

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69pm7 TIL the term "contrafactum", it's when you change the lyrics but keep the melody of the original song. Examples include Tom Lehrer's Element Song and the Japanese version of Auld Lang Syne.
6LJw TIL that there is a fan theory that argues that Macauley Culkin’s character “Kevin” from Home Alone grew up to be Jigsaw from the saw films.
WkEAo TIL that Prince William and Prince Harry pulled a prank on their grandmother the Queen, by changing her voicemail answering message to say, "Hey wassup! This is Liz. Sorry I'm away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one. For Charles, press two. And for the corgis, press three."
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