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TIL solitaire was originally included in earlier computer programs to help users strengthen their clicking and dragging skills.

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RxDa TIL that the price of Folgers Black Silk (and similar) K-Cups means you are paying about $50 a pound for coffee
98xQ TIL that newly built British homes are the smallest in Europe and less than half the size of American homes.
d87JQ TIL that The Sound of Music is a true story
J1l5Q TIL in 1973, the US Army made an anti-tank grenade football by hollowing out a Nerf football and filling it with explosive charges. It was thought most American troops were familiar with how to throw a football.
6ZPQ TIL that a “get out of jail free card” was a real thing in 1567 England; a lottery to raise money for the navy promised winners “freedom from arrest” for all but the most serious crimes.