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TIL in ancient Greece throwing an apple to a woman was considered a marriage proposal

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JjYl TIL that a house subcommittee met to try to eliminate the U.S. $1 bill. Reportedly switching to the $1 coin would save us 4.4 billion dollars over 30 years.
8aoWZ TIL in 2004 there were more British free range and organic eggs being sold than could ever possibly be laid in UK farms. After delivery drivers began suspecting that the "industrial eggs" they delivered were being relabeled, investigators found that Keith Owen had sold 100m mislabeled eggs
5V9On TIL The Ford E-Series van / stripped chassis has been produced continuously since 1992 and the chassis itself is a carryover from its predecessor, dating back to 1975
KM1R TIL that In Europe, until the 17th century, teenage boys were routinely masturbated by their nannies for a good night sleep.
Exn7 TIL the ’@’ symbol is sometimes used in Spanish & Portuguese to replace ‘o’ or 'a’ to create gender-neutral spellings. e.g., instead of “Los niños, las niñas,” use “l@s niñ@s.”