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TIL that the construction of Fort Boyard took so long that by the time of completion it was largely obsolete. Years later it found new purpose as a filming location for game shows.

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ADDow TIL that Norse runes are still in use in parts of Northwestern Portugal.
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5YAB TIL two thirds of teenagers in the UK are atheists
9Yklm TIL of Mamihlapinatapai, the "most succinct word and hardest to translate" that means "a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin."
8aGOK TIL that in 2007, Scotland spent six months of research and £ 125,000 to create a new slogan that would boost tourism. They came up with "Welcome to Scotland".