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TIL that the Latin script derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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b9bK9 TIL that the New York Times bestseller list is legally considered "editorial content," allowing the Times to exclude or include any book they want regardless of sales
oGgo TIL that cost for solar has decreased from $101.05 per watt in 1975 to $0.447 per watt in August of 2016. The cheapest bid for unsubsidized solar is 2.42¢/kWh—cheaper per kWh than natural gas, coal, or nuclear power can provide practically anywhere in the world.
gMVRX TIL the last country to abolish slavery was Mauritania in 1981 (but the practice continues openly to this day)
M8v8 TIL that “Tory”, the common term for a member of the British conservative party, is derived from the Irish word “tóraí”, meaning outlaw, criminal
gArX TIL that in 1861, Giuseppe Garibaldi, hero of Italy’s independence, volunteered his services to President Abraham Lincoln and was offered a Major General’s commission in the U.S. Army. His sole condition: that the war’s objective be declared as the abolition of slavery.