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TIL that every Texas ranger’s badge is made from Mexican silver

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7O7p TIL in 1987, Mr. T angered the residents of Lake Forest, by cutting down more than a hundred oak trees on his estate. The incident was called The Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre
7rZyX TIL That, of 195 countries on earth, England has invaded 177 of them.
8aQNZ TIL that the speed of 100km/h was first reached by a car in 1899. The car was fully electric.
pRnO TIL that although English is considered a Germanic language, 60% of the vocabulary is of Latin or French origin.