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TIL: The subtle difference between inquiry and enquiry. Within British English, inquiry suggests some formality, and enquiry refers to a more causal "seeking out."

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JLQk TIL that in the Batman 1960s show and 1966 film (ft. Adam West) each of the villains had a distinct camera angle used to portray their character.
loODG TIL that Mike Myers and Susannah Hoffs formed a fake 1960s British band named Ming Tea. Susanna adopted the name Gillian Shagwell and the band inspired the Austin Powers movies.
9YlDB TIL that digital cameras were developed so spy satellites could send images back to earth more quickly. Before digital cameras in 1976, spy satellites used film. After the film was shot, the satellites loaded the footage into capsules and dropped them from orbit into the atmosphere for collection.
xVmO1 TIL that the largest gold nugget ever found (called the Welcome Stranger), would be worth approximately $4.5M USD today, discovered by two miners John Deason and Richard Oates on February 5, 1869, near Moliagul, in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Qb1a TIL that as of 1998, over 50% of Iceland’s population believed in the existence of elves