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TIL there is a punctuation mark that exists for the purpose of expressing irony.

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1xKr TIL that Russian and NATO troops were very close to using force against each other in Kosovo, 1999. A NATO commander disobeyed the orders he was given, reportedly saying “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you” to his superior, who was later fired.
b60Q7 TIL about Atomic Gardening, where plants are subjected to radiation in hope of creating useful hybrids. And it's still done today.
Rolj TIL that when Teddy Roosevelt was a young child, doctors prescribed him whiskey and cigars to relieve his severe asthma.
BrAVy TIL during France's 100-year rule over Haiti, one million people were either worked to death or starved.
5R1n TIL nylon gets its name from where it was first developed: New York and London.