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TIL the Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 shoe.

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LAw0 TIL that bimonthly means “twice a month” AND “every other month”.
0vvN TIL According to the FBI: hands, fists and feet are used to commit twice as many murders in the U.S as rifles (including assault rifles)
J4Xm TIL that Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was changed to “the Sorcerer’s Stone” because Scholastic Corporation thought that children would not want to read a book with the word “philosopher” in it.
ZpY4p TIL a copy of the Tang Dynasty Chinese version of the Diamond Sutra is both the earliest dated printed book (11 May 868), and the first known creative work with an explicit public domain written statement "for universal free distribution"
rRMr0 TIL Severus Alexander, a generally meek emperor who ascended the throne at the age of 14, used to entertain himself by watching puppies play with little piglets