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TIL The Mormon Church created its own alphabet

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OG5x1 TIL flat escalators are called travelators
QNxWp TIL that there is an ancient Egyptian obelisk in Istanbul, Turkey called the Obelisk of Theodosius
Bg17e TIL that there is a Underwater Postbox in Susami Bay, Japan. You have to dive 10m underwater to use it.
DQDPj TIL that you remember more dreams when you sleep badly. Research suggests that if you sleep badly and wake up multiple times throughout the night you will be more likely to recall the content of any dreams you had. You are also more likely to remember a dream when woken from one.
dDlbQ TIL that ATMs are robbed with explosives. Criminals fill machines with propane or acetylene then ignite the gas, or use external bombs. Germany (where 60% of attacks succeed) is Europe's #1 target; landlords don't like to lease to banks with ATMs, because blowing them up endangers other tenants.