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TIL that there is a punctuation mark called an “interrobang”. It is the name given to “?!”.

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J1MgV TIL Babies have about 30,000 taste buds, while adults have only about 10,000
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ARBg TIL during WWII, over 400,000 German POWs were sent to the United States. In the POW camps, they often held theatrical and musical performances, were allowed to leave the camps without guards on the honor system, and were able to work on farms, mills, and other places for fair wages.