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TIL the Ford LTD's name does not stand for Limited, but for Lincoln Type Design.

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KOooG TIL: James Richard Shinn was a master book thief. Using expert techniques and fraudulent documents, he would ultimately pillage world-class libraries to the tune of half a million dollars or more. A detective called him “the most fascinating, best, smartest crook I ever encountered.''
kJn05 TIL a pickle is a cucumber
WkZ4L TIL that Coca-Cola was fined approximately $2000 by the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection for Ads With Same-Sex Couples ‘Undermining Adolescents’ Moral Development’.
koxe TIL night vision is always green because the human eye can see more shades of green greater than any other colour.
WWN9 TIL there’s a 47 year old burger encased in resin that’s archived in the Alberta Legislature Building