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TIL that the smiley face was invented way back in 1963 by Harvey Ross Ball an American graphic artist

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jOOX TIL that Morocco, in December 1777, became the first nation to recognize the United States as an independent government, and together they maintain the United States’ longest unbroken treaty.
oRxgA TIL about Shani Shingnapur, an Indian village without doors or locks where residents rely on supernatural protection and community trust to prevent crime.
WkX7Y TIL Florida man Arnold Abbott had been feeding street people at a beach weekly from 1991 till he died age 94 in 2019; he refused to stop even when a FL law limiting public food sharing came out in 2014. FLPD showed up when Abbot was passing out food; an officer demanded: "Drop that plate right now."
LQVAd TIL the USA was supposed to adopt the metric system but the ship carrying the standardized meter and kilogram was hijacked by pirates in 1793 and the measurements never made it to the States
mKjE TIL There is a George Constanza themed bar in Melbourne, Australia, with the menu including references from the famous TV show ‘Seinfeld’