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TIL that the technical name for the division sign (÷) is “Obelus”

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mQEE TIL that during the 16th century Martin Guerre, a French peasant, disappeared and a man claiming to be him “reappeared”. He lived with Guerre’s wife and son for three years ‘til he was discovered to be a man named Arnaud du Tilh, tried and executed. The real Guerre had returned during the trial.
4XlEX TIL Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman were in the same acting class and were voted by classmates as “The Least Likely to Succeed.”
nW8aY TIL the origin of the phrase “government cheese”
1yYr TIL Namco filed a patent in 1995 prohibiting other game developers from inserting playable mini-games on their loading screens for the past 20 years.
x68bB TIL about the Beekman Arms, America's oldest continuously operating hotel. Its guests include George Washington, Horace Greeley and William Jennings Bryan. FDR held speeches from the front porch