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TIL the Children’s Books Co-Authored by Henry Winkler Utilize a Font That Helps Prevent Dyslexics From Flipping the Letters

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J1Ra1 TIL there is a province in Italy where 62% of the population uses German as their first language
wLVwo TIL that after America's Vanguard TV3 rocket exploded seconds after launch, Russia offered the US aid during a UN meeting under the "Soviet program of technical assistance to backwards nations"
x6ja0 TIL: In 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye organized a meeting for a commemorative gift for the United States that would recognize the liberation of the slaves. That gift ended up being the Statue of Liberty. However by the time it was unveiled in 1886 the original meaning had been lost.
4XKNR TIL that the Oxford English Dictionary has included the informal use of the word "literally" in its official definition since 2011, and that use of the word "literally" to mean "figuratively" has been documented as far back as 250 years.
kOWO7 TIL the creepy 4 note melody from Frozen 2's "Into the Unknown" is actually from a 13th century Gregorian funeral chant called Dies Irae, and has been used in many movies from The Nightmare Before Christmas to The Shining to End of Days