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TIL German license plates use a typeface that makes it harder to modify letters by adding black tape or paint.

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97RX TIL the Bible contains a passage where it says it became dark in daytime during the crucifixion of Jesus. NASA discovered a total eclipse did actually occur in Jerusalem on 24 November 29 CE at around 11AM. This fact got dismissed by the Church because the date is not in accordance with Easter.
jN86X TIL birds are immune to spice because chilli has evolved to only be eaten and subsequently distributed by birds
MeZ5m TIL, Satan's Village was a year round Christmas theme park and is considered the first franchised amusement park in history. At it's peak it featured reindeer shipped from Alaska and had 3 locations across the U.S
NXynP TIL that the Bluetooth logo is a combination of two Viking-Era Younger Futhark runes that are analogous to the Latin letters “H” and “B”, initials of King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson who united Norway and Denmark in 958 CE, and whose moniker is believed to come from the color of his dead tooth.
aJVo TIL that there’s a mathematical formula, that when graphed, can visually reproduce itself