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TIL the purpose of menhirs, over 50,000 large man-made upright stones distributed across Europe, Asia and Africa, still remains unknown to archeologists.

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KYdyB TIL that on June 29, 1841 William and John Driscoll were executed by a firing squad comprised of 111 "Regulators". The two men were part of a group of loose-knit outlaw gangs known as the Banditti of the Prairie which terrorize Northern Illinois during the early to mid-19th century.
QNKPE TIL that the official Canadian keyboard layout (CSA) has a snow mode. The key is equivalent to Control key in other layouts.
wQA1 TIL for each new film, a movie is set up as its own corporation, the entire point of which is to lose money. This is so actors, writers, and other individuals who are promised a share of the profits actually earn nothing since the movie, as a corporation, technically lost money.
XaeD TIL the largest Japanese character is called Taito, consists of 84 strokes and means “the appearance of a dragon in flight”.
9Y8MM TIL that not only are Gentoo penguins fiercely monogamous, they will violently banish any "cheaters" from their colonies.