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TIL The combination of an exclamation point and question mark is an interrobang. (‽)

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Jmmm TIL that despite common misconception, Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet, he only popularized it by inventing the ballcock
Ooo7e TIL after analyzing losses over North Vietnam in 1968, the US Air Force invested in upgrades for its F-4 jets while the Navy created an advanced combat school for its pilots: TOPGUN. The Navy saw kill ratios climb to 13:1 while the Air Force saw no improvements.
GAlBE TIL bees are color-blind to red light, so red and black are no different in the eyes of bees, and that they can only recognize four colors of yellow, cyan, blue, and purple.
dDMGr TIL Netzero still provides dial-up services.
6EpPw TIL that an average adult in North America will eat 1,996 lb (905 kilos) of food per year. An average American consumes 3,663 calories per day, while in Europe it is 3,367 and in Asia is just 2,779.