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TIL the Canadian postal code for the North pole is H0H 0H0

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lJP1 TIL Pirates wore gold and silver earrings to pay for their funerals if they were to wash ashore.
N7gRN TIL the ampersand was originally the 27th letter of the English alphabet. The alphabet would end in "X, Y, Z, and per se (meaning by itself) and". The phrase became slurred until the symbol was simply known as ampersand (and per se and).
VMBLG Do not be fooled by its adorable name—the cookiecutter shark attacks by suctioning its lips to the flesh of its victims, spins, and ejects a cylindrical plug of flesh from its prey!
16nOV TIL that in addition to being a famous singer, songwriter and musician, Johnny Cash appeared in more than three dozen movies and tv shows. He also hosted Saturday Night Live in 1982.
D8Qg TIL - Childhood lead poisoning was linked to lead-based paints in 1904. Several EU countries banned it in 1909, League of Nations banned it in 1922. The US did not start phasing it out until 1971 & houses built before 1978 may contain lead paint