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TIL Turkey made the letters Q, W, and X illegal for 85 years (1928 - 2013)

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6jaQ TIL In 1917, a canned food shortage affected the British Army, leading the government to issue soldiers cigarettes and amphetamines to reduce their appetites.
8KNK TIL that on September 29, 2008 – the day that began the worst stock market crash since the great depression – the opening bell of the NYSE didn’t ring for the first and only time in history.
DQrMr TIL KFC attempted to sell roast beef (Kentucky Roast Beef) and open motels (Colonel Sanders Inns), both ventures failed.
Ykr TIL in the 60s female track athletes were required to be examined naked to verify their sex.
vQlj TIL: Some of The Beatles first gigs were eight hours long and fueled by stimulants.