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TIL Bookkeeper is the only English word with three pairs touching.

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neJEY TIL: Japan has an S&M-themed gym where a professional dominatrix is your personal trainer.
d80bZ TIL the largest known credit card purchase was $170 million on an AmEx Black Card. The purchaser and his family could fly first class for life with the points alone.
gQWA TIL that there’s an organization called “419 Eater” which is dedicated to wasting the time of scammers by pretending to fall for their scams.
ykxp TIL there are over 5000 companies over 200 years old, most located in Japan and Germany. The oldest in the world is Kongō Gumi, a construction company in Japan, which has been around since the year 578 AD.
R9a TIL there existed a translucent form of concrete that’s 30% lighter than regular cement, and comes in a variety of colors.