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TIL the punctuation mark "?!" Is called an Interrobang.

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X0XRE TIL Abraham Lincoln once said "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races"
QJl9M TIL That there are more people who have learned English as a second language than there are native English speakers, and that English is the most commonly learned second language.
8aPVK TIL Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Mission: Impossible) is the voice in the Arby's commercials ("Arby's! We have the meats!")
9YvYM TIL about Washoe, a chimpanzee who learned sign language. After her caretaker missed a few weeks work and told her "MY BABY DIED" in sign language, Washoe looked down, and then responded with "CRY" while miming the act of tears falling
v10x7 TIL there are 44 Kmart stores still in operation, with 6 in Puerto Rico, 4 in the US Virgin Islands, and 1 in Guam