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TIL underwater construction can be achieved by creating dry work areas underwater inside of an enclosed space called a cofferdam

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mxyAO TIL A tabby is any domestic cat with a distinctive 'M' shaped marking on its forehead. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats. Tabby originally referred to "striped silk taffeta" from the French word tabis, meaning "a rich watered silk."
DPbY TIL due to high import taxes, A PS4 in Brazil costs roughly $1850.
gMrO8 TIL that according to the Supreme Court, when you fill out your W-4, you are voluntarily entering into an agreement with the federal government, and claiming that the money you receive is taxable income.
nXPY TIL George Orwell sent a copy of 1984 to his idol, Aldous Huxley. Huxley wrote Orwell a letter, in effect saying, “Good book, but the future will be more like what I wrote in Brave New World, not 1984.”
BrAge TIL the “R” in the abbreviations “Mr.” and “Mrs.” are contraction forms of the titles “Master” and “Mistress.”