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

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rRoPy TIL a one word article was the shortest ever published in the New York Times. The title: “When I’m Mistakenly Put on an Email Chain, Should I Hit ‘Reply All’ Asking to Be Removed?” The entire article: "No."
e0lZg TIL That in 1977 Keith Richards was busted in Toronto with $4000 worth of heroin, and was sentenced to play two free concerts for the CNIB (Canadian National Institute For The Blind)
mA6P TIL that in the 17th century, the Roman Catholic Church ruled that beavers were fish and could be eaten on Fridays.
KRj4 TIL Henry Ford didn’t decide to pay his workers $5 per day so they could afford his cars, but to combat massive turnover: In 1913, he hired 52,000 workers and kept 14,000
XEA7Q TIL Sir Anthony Hopkins once memorised an entire seven-page courtroom speech and delivered it in one go in the movie Amistad. Because of this, Steven Spielberg insisted on addressing him as Sir Anthony, instead of Tony, out of respect.