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TIL Linguists have identified a new English dialect in South Florida

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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.
mx5ev TIL there is a copy of the Qur'an written in Saddam Hussein's blood which he had commissioned for his 60th birthday. Over the course of 2 years he provided up to 57 pints of his blood to complete the 336,000+ words that make up the text
xVyob TIL, Salt was so precious in ancient Rome, it made up a portion of a soldier's pay, which is where we get the word salary from, (from the Latin for salt, sal).
Vx0m TIL when Pink Floyd were designing the iconic ‘Animals’ album cover, the inflatable pig tied to Battersea Power Station broke free causing Heathrow Airport to cancel all their flights due to a giant flying pig over London.
loY6N TIL That the most western battle fought in the American Civil War took place at Picacho Pass Arizona (50 miles NW of Tuscon).