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TIL that in Sweden, Finland and Quebec a check mark (✓) means "wrong".

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jNOPR TIL that in 2001, there's a concept car known as the Toyota Pod that is capable to express its own feelings with colored LEDs, and features an antenna that wags like a dog's tail.
W0QL TIL that if you earn more than $25,000 annually, you’re in the top 10% of the world’s income earners. If you earn more than $50,000 a year, you’re in the top 1% of the world’s income earners.
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