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

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69LjY TIL of A Book from the Sky. This 1987 book was designed in the style of a medieval Chinese manuscript, but all 4000 Chinese characters in it are invented by the author and have no meaning
a8p40 TIL the Old Testament was first divided into verses in 1440 by a rabbi and the New Testament was divided into chapter and verses in 1551 similar to modern chapter and verse Bibles.
p84oQ TIL Sarah Jessica Parker's ancestor Esther Elwell was accused of being a witch in 1692 Salem when a young girl claimed to have seen her ghost strangling her neighbor. Esther's case never went to court and she escaped a tragic death by a matter of days, as Salem stopped trying witches 1 month prior.
16kLO TIL: The Smurfs has been called "kiddie cocaine" for people growing up during the 1980s.
lonN5 TIL that the fastest airspeed record is held by the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a plane designed in the 60's. The record speed, however, is NOT the Blackbird's maximum speed which is still classified.