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TIL of the Plain Writing Act (2010), which states all US legislation must be written in clear, concise, and simple writing that everyday folk can understand

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DQLBD TIL following the Civil War an estimated one-third to one-half of circulating currency was counterfeit
vPvB8 TIL there was a town in the Philippines called "Sexmoan". The name was changed to "Sasmuan" in 1991.
xVoNo TIL an area of Canada nearly x2 the size of Texas was almost renamed "Bob" after politicians in the Northwest Territories asked residents for a new name. The campaign to name the territory Bob began as a prank but thousands supported it.
x68vg TIL in late 1870 there was a naval battle near Havanna between a French and a German ship. It was the only naval fight of the Franco-Prussian War.
GY6Vg TIL that soldiers have been drawing Phallic objects on walls since at least A.D. 207 archaeologists evidence shows Roman Soldiers would Graffiti Hadrian's Wall with them.