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TIL British and American butchers have different names for the same cuts of beef.

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69RyX TIL that the British made war ships for the confederacy during the American Civil War
a8GbN TIL McDonald's used to have a fashion brand aimed at kids called McKids
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a5Vy TIL Braille was based on a tactile military code called night writing, developed in response to Napoleon’s demand for a means for soldiers to communicate silently at night and without a light source. It proved to be too difficult for soldiers to recognize by touch, and was rejected by the military