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TIL a drunk Boris Yeltsin tried to hail a taxi outside the White House in his underpants-to get a pizza

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oBpnL TIL that in 1720 a ship full of precious goods arrived in Marseille/France. In spite of clear signs, greedy merchands put pressure an the authorities to shorten the quarantine and not to burn the freight. More than 100.000 people died because of pestilence in the next two years.
R7mEl TIL that what we mean by fonts is actually called a typeface. Fonts are the different weights, styles and other (thing bold and italic) representations of a particular typeface.
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ANl94 TIL: In Zimbabwe it is still illegal to insult the President and offenders face up to a year in prison or a fine of 4,800 Zimbabwe dollars ($13 USD).