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TIL that the word ‘quite’ means 'very’ in American English, but means 'fairly’ in British English.

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5VAPQ TIL after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS West Virginia battleship was salvaged six months later. During the salvage operation, a calendar was discovered in an airtight room indicating three sailors survived for another 16 days after the event.
R5xEQ TIL of Sir Alex Ferguson, famous Scottish manager, who guided his team to a total of 13 League titles (~65% of all seasons in the Premier League, England’s top flight soccer league, as of his retirement). Never, in his 21 year tenure, placing outside the top 3.
JMOl TIL American eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed and British eggs would be illegal in a US supermarket because they are unwashed
78WO7 TIL toilet paper isn’t a standard use item in India. Instead, it’s considered more hygienic to splash yourself with water using your bare hands for cleanup
W7d9B TIL Sonora Carver; one of the first female horse divers, continued horse diving for 11 more years after being blinded from hitting the water with open eyes off of Atlantic City's Steel Pier. Horse diving was a stunt where a horse would be ridden off a 40-60 foot tower into a body of water.