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TIL that Comic Sans, a font widely regarded as silly and unprofessional, is one of the easiest fonts for dyslexic people to read

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kOyAB TIL that a vehicle drop off point where a driver can discharge passengers directly under cover from the elements is called a "Porte-cochère" ,which literally means 'coach gateway', and they were originally designed to be used by horse-drawn carriages
LQgrQ TIL The White Australia Policy messed with one of the first major oil spills
kOG11 TIL that in the city of Yiwu in eastern China, people were confused how a Chinese couple managed to run a busy restaurant 21 hours a day without getting tired. Locals named them "robot couple restaurant". Turns out the restaurant is run by two couples, both the men and women are identical twins.
Mo7A TIL that most maps are lying to you about how big Africa really is. It’s so big that it can hold the US, Mexico, China, Western Europe and most of India.
xWeo TIL even the US President doesn’t necessarily have access to all Top Secret information unless there is a demonstrated “need-to-know.”