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TIL new American quarters will have bats.

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owk7 TIL on May 19 2011, South Korea passed a bill that doesn’t allow children under 16 to play video games from 10:30 P.M. to 6:00 A.M
16kGD TIL that The Woman's Building, one of the twelve main buildings built for the Chicago's World Fair in 1893, was planned, designed, and decorated entirely by women. The purpose of the building was to highlight women's achievements and challenge traditional ways of thinking.
n9dP TIL that before escaping prison, Winston Churchill left a letter of apology on his bed. The letter began: “I have the honour to inform you that as I do not consider that your Government have any right to detain me as a military prisoner, I have decided to escape from your custody.”
e04M5 TIL that the restaurant chain Red Lobster once lost over $3 million during an "endless crab" promotion because an executive underestimated how much people could eat.
EmOV TIL you have better odds of being killed by a falling coconut than winning the Powerball.