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TIL that scammers intentionally use bad grammar to weed out people who won't be falling for thier scams.

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8a9xK TIL a wood ladder in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem has been in the same place since 1757 because moving it would require the consent of six religious orders who almost never reach a consensus.