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

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WG4A TIL that George RR Martin owns two modest homes on the same street. One he lives in, and the other he uses to store he and his wife’s collectible figurines.
kJW5B TIL passenger train car windows are subjected to ballistic testing involving a .22 fired at the window pannels
Z88Gp TIL: In the early days of the People's Republic of China, families of executed prisoners were charged a "Bullet Fee" when claiming their relatives corpse
0dOVp TIL - Dark Side of Recycling ♻️ - Unsafe Contaminants ⚠️
vLYr TIL, in 1585, a Dutch hellburner filled with 800 tons of gunpowder and rocks killed 800 Spaniards. A tsunami arose in the river, the ground shook for miles around and a dark cloud covered the area. The blast was felt 35 km away in Ghent. It has been described as an early weapon of mass destruction.