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TIL there were proposals in the 17th century to use an inverted exclamation point (¡) to signify irony in a sentence, a simpler version of the internet’s “/s” for sarcasm

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oBy1W TIL that we have crystals in our ears that sense gravity and give you balance
J11Bl TIL; The signet ring was used as long ago as 3500 BC. Records show the people of Mesopotamia used cylindrical seals as marks of authenticity.
kJlp4 TIL fingernails grow nearly 3-4 times faster than toenails
DQ4rg TIL Japanese Yakuza used to implant glass “pearls” in their penis for every year they served in prison.