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TIL that words which take on completely different meanings when their first letter is capitalised (eg. Turkey the country vs turkey the bird) are called capitonyms

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8a1l4 TIL about the Hasanlu lovers, these intertwined skeletons date to the destruction of Hasanlu (ca. 800 BCE). The two are close together facing each other. The skeleton on the left appears to be reaching out its right hand to touch the face of the skeleton on the right .
1aYMO TIL two nuclear bombs were ejected over farms in North Carolina. Neither detonated. The military's investigation found that six of the seven steps required to detonate the bombs had been completed. There was only one trigger which had stopped the blast.
PYX7E TIL Christopher Nolan is colour-blind
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