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TIL that the traditional Mongolian script is ultimately derived from Ancient Egyptian Heirogliphics

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R571Q TIL that Gift cards from Big Companies expire because of the accounting problem. Companies like Amazon, use accrual accounting. They enter the value of the Gift cards that are sold as Liabilities, specifically "Prepaid-Sales" Liability which affects their Revenue. Hence they have "Service Charge".
jNZVX TIL that when the British burned the White House in 1812, they did not burn the Marine Barricks or the Commandant's House out of respect for the honorable conduct of the Marines at the Battle of Bladensburg
m11E TIL that there’s 21x as many words which break the “i before e, except after c”-rule as obey it
XR7R TIL of Granny, the oldest orca in the world who has been swimming since 1911. She’s 105 years old.
9YPDm TIL that the African elephant has the longest gestational period out of all mammals, with an average pregnancy lasting almost 2 years.