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TIL Black english is considered as a separate dialect called AAVE. It has survived several attempts of elimination from educators before being recognized as a variation of english and having its own grammar

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4XbGX TIL about US Army Technical Manual 31-210, a manual designed by the US Military for the US Armed Forces to fabricate guns, explosives, ammunition, mortars, rockets, and incendiary devices with locally available/ unassuming materials on enemy soil.
4kdxN TIL in 2011, a 29-year-old Aussie bartender discovered an ATM error that let him take out more cash than he had in the bank. For four-and-a-half months, he went on a spending spree and blew through approximately $1.6 million of the bank's funds.
8exMb TIL virtual reality can induce mild and transient symptoms of depersonalization and derealization
7rrpL TIL about the Nissan S Cargo. (Yes, it looks like a snail)
mx9jP TIL That there are no A and B batteries because they simply quit selling as they didn't fit into the growing consumer electronics business needs after World War I