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TIL there is a book written by an Italian artist that describes an unknown world, and uses an alphabet and language that has never been deciphered.

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gr7aX TIL the word "dollar" originates from the thaler, the shortened version of the word Joachimsthaler, the silver coin currency used by the Kingdom of Bohemia minted from silver mined in the town of Joachimsthal.
Bry0D TIL a hypnic jerk is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person (not only me apparently) is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment
QNlMd TIL that by the end of the century Canada's growing season will likely be 20-40 days longer
5ENn TIL when an Indian law required bars to be at least 500m from certain roads, one bar built a maze in front of its entrance to triple the walking distance from the door to the street. Regulators accepted this solution.
8b6a TIL After a hoarder died in his home of a heart attack in 2012, a cleaning crew found a false hollow wall with human bones inside. They were those of his wife who disappeared 27 years earlier. He had murdered her and then claimed she ran away.