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TIL the backslash () isn't considered a punctuation mark - only the forward slash (/) is.

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yQxLe TIL of a rare variation of the game of checkers named Canadian Checkers - the board is 12x12 with 144 squares (as opposed to the European standard 10x10/100 square board)
6MJm TIL Napoleon’s penis is currently located in New Jersey. It was removed from his body by the doctor performing his autopsy and was smuggled by a priest.
m1Jvv TIL that Premier League team Man City has had financial misconduct allegations from as early as 1904. In the first incident, 17 players were suspended.
OVaR TIL that today, January 20th is National Good Day Day, per Ice Cube’s “Today Was A Good Day”
9YKmX TIL that the white flag of surrender had been adopted independently by multiple civilizations because it was often improvised from cheap fabrics on hand.