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TIL Dutch is the official language of government, business and education in the South American country of Suriname.

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oBwXL Til: Norwegian National Law of 1274 had prohibitions against consorting with trolls.
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mp6E TIL: When Edward I of England was coming back from the ninth crusade in 1272, he learned that his father had died and that he had been made king of England. Instead of returning home to be crowned, Edward went on a leisurely trip in Italy and France for almost two years and only came back in 1274.