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TIL Martha's Vineyard is one of only 5 Natural Features in the U.S. with possessive apostrophes in their names. The Board on Geographic Names has only permitted 5 places to spell their names with possessive apostrophes to avoid disputes and issues over the ownership and control of the land.

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O7Q7 TIL that there is a unit of American currency called a “Mill” that is worth 1/10 of a cent. Although there haven’t been physical coins in use since the 1960’s, it is still occasionally used (gas prices are usually posted in mills).
EkBX TIL The squirrels in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were real, not CGI. They were trained from birth and were each taught how to sit upon a little blue bar stool, tap and then open a walnut, and deposit its meat onto a conveyor belt.
G047 TIL of billionaire pastor, Edir Macedo, who is accused of using $2 billion in donations intended for charity overseas from his poor followers to buy jewelry, TV stations, and other businesses for himself
Byxx TIL Fans of Wu-Tang Clan started a Kickstarter to raise money so they can buy their secret album and distribute it to the people.
lOR5 TIL of megalithic ruins in Indonesia that push human civilization as far back as 20,000 bce, before the end of the last ice age.