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TIL that one in five shoppers have accidentally stolen items via self-checkout.

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GAgd4 TIL railroad gauges are approximately the same width as old Roman Chariots but that it is largely coincidence and the original gauge of 4’ 8-1/2” was established by a man from the 1820s, who used the gauge because it was common from roads in the area.
8a51L TIL that the name "Idaho" is not a Native American word, but a completely made-up word that George M. Willing coined after meeting a little girl named "Ida."
XEY5Q TIL Max Factor invented most of the makeup products and techniques we use today
nWNMY TIL bicycle brakes in the UK are reversed from the US and Europe
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