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TIL: (‴) are the symbol for the line unit; similarily how (′) meats feet and (″) means inch.

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167JX TIL, The Dutch alphabet doesn't use letter Y, but uses the digraph of IJ in it's place.
XEZL8 TIL The thief of America’s first bank robbery who stole the sum of $162,821, was caught because he deposited the money back into the same bank.
vrbR TIL a family who adopted five children on a bid to get on ‘Extreme Makeover’ kicked the five children out of their home once the makeover was complete
DQNmj TIL Rubbing from the Nestorian Stele. Erected in 781, the bilingual Chinese/Syriac text describes the arrival of Christianity from the Eastern Roman Empire in 635, and the early history of Christianity in Tang China
9Vjr TIL that marijuana is technically illegal in Amsterdam, the law enforcement simply turns a blind-eye to the “coffee shops” that sell it.