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TIL that Martha’s Vineyard is one of only 5 natural place names that the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has allowed to include an apostrophe.

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nWokY TIL that the father from seventh heaven stopped acting because he was exposed as being a predator
0kwM TIL “The number you have dialed is not in service” was recorded by singer and voice actor, Jane Barbe, and heard by 300 million people per week
5mkP TIL the largest political party in Belgium is committed to the long-term breakup of the country
PYm5J TIL that Venezuela's hyperinflation got bad in 2017, some became video game gold farmers and was seen playing games such as Runescape to sell in-game currency or characters for real currency.
LQ5dr TIL about Xu Xiaodong, a Chinese MMA fighter famous for challenging traditional martial artists who make fraudulent online claims about their abilities, which earned him fines and other punishments from the Chinese government.