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TIL Spanish is the only language that uses inverted question mark (¿) and exclamation mark (¡)

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mKXo TIL that Ernest Hemingway was not the only one in his family to commit suicide. His father, sister, brother, son, and granddaughter also committed suicide. This is the origin of the term “Hemingway curse”.
M7xZW TIL Double jeopardy is legal in England and Wales. The Criminal Justice Act 2003, allows an acquitted person's protection against double jeopardy to be withdrawn for certain serious offenses when there is new and compelling evidence and permits a retrial.
wLRZ7 TIL that pterodactyls are not dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are members of the group Dinosauria which pterodactyls are not. Pterodactyls belong to the group Pterosauria.
xYGB TIL the US Supreme Court case Baker v. Carr (which enabled federal courts to intervene in redistricting cases) was so contentious that one of the justices chose to retire for stress-related health reasons without giving an opinion.
wLEVM TIL In oder to set a precedent for the future of the office, George Washington chose to be called "Mr. President" instead of the senate proposed titles of "His Excellency" or "His Highness the President"