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TIL the neighbor’s name in the show Doug on Nickelodeon, Mr. Dink, actually stood for the acronym Double Income No Kids.

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8e9GL TIL of the Schultüte, which means "school cone" in English. It is a large attractively decorated cone filled with toys, chocolate, sweets, school supplies, and various other treats. The cones are given to German children by their parents and/or grandparents on their first day of first grade.
kOBEB TIL Rice farming occupies almost a third of Earth’s fresh water.
Bg7Ad TIL that turning left on a red light is permitted in some states after a complete stop, from a one-way street to a one-way street, unless otherwise posted.
Ry57 TIL that Sagat from Street Fighter II was based on a real guy. He won fights around the world with his “Tiger Uppercut” punch.
lEOA TIL “yea” and “nay” were quite a bit more complicated than just archaic versions of “yes” and “no”. Yes and no used to be the responses to a question posed in the negative, whereas yea and nay were the responses to positively framed questions.