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TIL The shape of California's state highway signs is meant to represent the spades/shovels used by the miners during the Gold Rush.

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Lw9Z TIL that the game “Football Manager” has been cited in at least 35 divorce cases in Britain in the year 2012 alone
G4Z5 TIL the song “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison was originally titled “Brown-Skinned Girl”, but was changed to “make it more palatable for radio stations”
pYdgp TIL about the hoax around’Drop Bears’. It’s a myth primarily concerned with tricking gullible tourists into thinking koala-like creatures will drop down randomly and attack from trees
9YoDr TIL Many of the coupons featured on TLC’s “Extreme Couponing” were fraudulent.
JYVGk TIL that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner once considered selling the team to James Dolan, owner of the New York Knicks