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TIL that İhsan Sıtkı Yener designed a Turkish keyboard layout after studies were made on letter frequencies and finger anatomy along with Turkish Language Association, which resulted in Turkey breaking countless world records in typewriting championships since its invention in 1955

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R5gd9 TIL of the Ancient Greek politician Hyperbolus, who put forward a motion for ostracism (exile) in an attempt to have one of the two more popular politicians ostracized. Instead, the two factions put aside their differences and voted to ostracize Hyperbolus. He was the last Athenian to be ostracized.
yQZPw TIL of Marv Heemeyer Who built an armoured bulldozer After losing an appeal in the council against construction of a concrete plant and destroyed his own shop, the concrete plant, city hall, fr. mayor's house,, a hardware store. In the end he killed himself, the only fatality of the event.
J1A8B TIL: 1 in 5 German parents regrets having children and would prefer to live their life without them.
4XpYw TIL that despite 'The Boondock Saints' being considered one of the hottest scripts in Hollywood, it was only released in 5 theaters and for a duration of just one week. The main reason for the limited distribution was because of the recent massacre at Columbine High School.
JV94 TIL a disgruntled employee attempted to hijack and crash a FedEx flight using hammers and a speargun. Despite their traumatic head injuries, one pilot flew the plane upside down while the other grappled with the assailant until he was subdued. Both pilots lived and managed to land the plane safely