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TIL about the Mary River punk-haired turtle

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pYRpO TIL There is a small Polish village in Turkey with its own Polish community. The village was visited by many famous people like Franz Liszt or Kemal Atatürk.
VMRVZ TIL that Hotmail used to be written HoTMaiL because it was designed to include the letters HTML.
dwDd TIL the award for 10 consecutive kills with a shotgun in Halo 3 was titled “Cheneymania!” before it was changed to “Open Season!”
e1R5 TIL of the 1982 Swedish Hot Line Riot - teens in Sweden hacked the land line system to create a massive party line unbeknownst to adults or hte phone company. Over 1,000 14-18 year olds then decided to meet at one location with no plans. A riot ensued.
6vY8 TIL watches have been traditionally set to 10:10 in advertisements since the 20s