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TIL It took 6 months and a cost of £125,000 for Scotland to arrive at new slogan, which was 'Welcome to Scotland'

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ZpVeR TIL the famous riff to INXS’ song “Need You Tonight” appeared in guitarist’s Andrew Farriss head while waiting for a cab to go to the airport. He then asked the cab driver to wait a couple of minutes while he grabbed something from his motel room. In reality, he went up to record the riff.
e07L5 TIL my university has a student food pantry to provide struggling students battling food insecurity. The pantry has seen and almost 500% increase in users and food distributed since it's opening year ('14-'15).
YV0x TIL drivers in Ohio receive a yellow “scarlet letter” license plate if they have been convicted of a DUI.
OoZJR TIL the inventor of the Nerf football is the all-time leading scorer for the Minnesota Vikings
p8RAb TIL that children with the chromosomal abnormality William's syndrome are known to present with well developed verbal skills, extreme friendliness, and elf-like features.