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TIL that in the Polish edition of Scrabble, the letter "Z" is only worth 1 point.

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LQ0Qv TIL that some women used to douche with Coca-Cola after sex as a means of preventing pregnancy and that a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Diet Coke is a more potent spermicide than regular Coke.
jXQQ TIL Over 15% of American soldiers in the Vietnam War were addicted to heroin, yet over 95% quit completely upon returning to the US
LkQl0 TIL Microsoft has a team keeping billion of devices with correct time. They call themselves 'Time Lords'.
VeMZ TIL the United States advanced billions of dollars to over 90 nations before, during and immediately after WWII, to friend and foe alike. Only one repaid their debt to the penny-Finland.
Dmng TIL of the Gombe Chimpanzee War, a conflict between two communities of chimpanzees in Tanzania that lasted 4 years and included violent skirmishes, numerous deaths and kidnappings