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TIL Obelus is the proper term for a division sign.

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QJJmd TIL "Utopia" was written in the same year the first ghetto appeared.
rRgnw TIL the American Cold War era stealth plane, the Lockheed SR-71, was made of 92% titanium. Most of this titanium was bought through shell companies directly from the USSR. Enough was supplied to build 32 planes.
WayA TIL that contrary to its portrayal in the Jurassic Park movies, the T-Rex does not have a long and loud roar. It is highly possible that they hiss similar to crocodiles