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TIL that Harry Potter books were translated from British to American English.

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R7wkl TIL that because there are no surviving specimens of the heavily armoured Korean "turtle ship", historians still debate about what the ships actually looked like, though most now agree that they were in fact turtle-shaped
W4nL TIL that Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Trivago, Travelocity, and Orbitz are all owned by the same company, Expedia Inc.
9Yg7M TIL while reading this post on personal branding that stress causes 1 million people to avoid work every day. They have linked to the article by American Institute of Stress. Both are must read articles.
wLg4M TIL about substitute teachers’ week. Every year in Alberta, Canada the Alberta Teachers’ Association dedicates a week to recognizing the work of substitute teachers.
j6VgQ TIL that spoofing (finance) is when spoofers post a large number of limit orders on one side of the limit order book to make other market participants believe that there is pressure to sell or to buy the asset.