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TIL that double spacing after a period is no longer the standard, according to most style guides.

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E1WBV TIL that there are two ATM machines in Antartica
R7DO8 TIL That former astronaut Scott Parazynski took a moon rock to the top of Mount Everest. He took the moon rock and a rock from the top of Mount Everest and gave them to then current astronaut George Zamka. He then took both rocks into space on the International Space Station.
e05Vn TIL Secretariat has 263 US streets named after him - far more than any other athlete, human or otherwise.
AD7B7 TIL That after a woman died, a multimillion dollar painting she owned was re-assessed at $0 due to it containing part of a bald eagle. In America, it is illegal to buy or sell them without a permit. The IRS disagreed and put a $65M tax on it. But her heirs cannot sell the painting due to the eagle.
x6Jpw TIL about the "Cathedral Effect" phenomenon, where higher ceilings seem to bias the brain toward more abstract and creative thinking, while lower ceilings promote more detailed, analytical thinking.