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TIL orangutan means the person of the forests in Malay.

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MeVlB TIL President Ulysses S Grant was given a speeding ticket for driving his buggy “at a furious pace” through the streets of D.C.
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Lk8Vm TIL that it was illegal for Americans to own gold (except for some jewelry and collectors coins) between 1933 and 1975.
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vA6R TIL A man convicted to 21,250 years in prison won an appeal - his sentence was reduced to 500 years.