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TIL, it is still possible to send a personal, hand-delivered telegram. USA and International Telegrams, American Telegram® 1-800-Telegram℠

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Loe0 TIL the background sounds on the Original Xbox dashboard are modified versions of Public domain Apollo transmissions.
xVkow TIL According to Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus, the Greek King of Ithaca, had a dog named Argos. When Odysseus left for the war on Troy, Argos waited for 20 years for him to return, and died as soon as he saw his master had come back safe and sound.
ANZAl TIL about the "Sator Square". It contains a 5-word Latin palindrome, any which way you go. Or, it would, except the word “AREPO”, which appears nowhere else in Latin literature. Unlike the other words, it's definition is arguably lost to history.
7pZZ TIL That Keanu Reeves deferred his salary for The Devil’s Advocate to ensure the budget could afford Al Pacino for his role in the movie. He did it again for The Replacements to get Gene Hackman.
eQpE TIL India consumes half the world’s whiskey, but the French drink the most per person at 2.15 liters per person annually.