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TIL that crosswalks are called zebra crossings in the U.K.

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XRDE TIL the unique strontium isotope composition of the bedrock where you grew up is recorded in your tooth enamel. This allows archaeologists to analyze a person’s remains and determine where in the world they lived as a child.
NOZb TIL that according to certain psychological models, there are four stages to learning a skill: unconscious incompetence, conscious incompetence, conscious competence, and unconscious competence.
ABal TIL Monty Python’s movie, The Life of Brian, was funded solely by George Harrison of The Beatles after EMI backed out due to the subject matter.
x6kZD TIL Limp Bizkit was the last band to play atop the World Trade Center. September 2000.
GYGxg TIL that every single Presidential Election since 1964 has had a larger turnout of women-voters than men-voters. In other words, women have decided every single president since John F Kennedy, including the current one.