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TIL the original design for the universal symbol of accessibility for wheelchair users didn’t include a head on the stick figure body.

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xEM7 TIL in Korea, in lieu of monthly rent, a “Jeonse” agreement is where the renter pays a percentage of the market value of a property up front, the landlord invests it, and at the end of the lease, the renter is returned 100% of their investment. The landlord earns interest on investments this way.
1aaOr TIL that UK's Crown Estate has a total value is about $16.5 billion (Apr'16). This includes 263,000 farmed acres, half of the U.K.’s shoreline and almost all the seabed to the 12-mile territorial limit. Queen Elizabeth and family receive 15% of all the money, almost $400 million annually.
GEJG TIL the quote “A prison becomes a home if you have the key” was coined by George Sterling as an explanation for the vial of cyanide he always carried with him, and ultimately used to kill himself.
XVN8 TIL Richard A. Rizzo being suspended 7 times and arrested 4 times is still a Chicago cop.
ydVe TIL Bribes, Kickbacks, Stolen Items, and money from illegal activities all count as taxable income in the US