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TIL Detroit’s motto in Latin is: “We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes.” Written in 1805.

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Q0E9 TIL that over 30% of AOL’s total revenue still comes from dial-up subscribers
Jdbv TIL during the Berlin Airlift, the allies became so efficient that they landed a plane in West Berlin every 30 seconds, humiliating the Soviets and showing that a city could be sustained indefinitely by air alone.
8apxV TIL in May 2007, a man was singing the song "My Way" during karaoke and was shot and killed as he sang. The security guard was complaining that the man's rendition was off-key, and when the victim refused to stop singing, the guard pulled out a .38-caliber pistol and shot the man dead.
OOwX TIL in Quechua the word “behind"is the same word as"future”. The word"In front"is the same word as"Past". Due to this, their temporal interpretation of life is that humans are walking through life backwards. They can see their past, but the future is unknown & yet to be seen, thus it is behind them.
DQn8J TIL The town of Dish, Texas was renamed in 2000 as part of an agreement with the cable company and provided residents free TV service and a DVR