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TIL that South Africans call Traffic Lights “Robots”.

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QJnE TIL that in the 1800’s dummy houses were built in London to disguise the underground system in wealthy areas.
mY5P TIL that Marijuana (and hemp) in the US was actively suppressed by some of the richest men in the country to protect their interests in the newsprint and nylon markets.
R7lY7 TIL That Kingsford was founded by Ford to dispose of the excess wood from the Model T
MewlB TIL the opposite of an oxymoron is called a tautology
nwOd TIL a radio station offered six figures to anyone that would get a tattoo of the station’s logo onto their forehead. A man and his stepson did so and upon requesting the money they were told they “weren’t entitled to anything.”