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TIL Dublin is the Irish name equivalent of Blackpool.

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KOKLB TIL of Art-o-mat machines; specialised vending machines that dispense art, specifically the artwork of local artists. As of July 2018, there were over 100 machines around the world, and over 400 artists involved.
P7PE TIL Illusionist David Copperfield was robbed at gunpoint and used sleight-of-hand to hide his wallet, passport, and cell phone.
1pn4 TIL Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, the recently re-elected President of Mongolia, has 24 children- 4 of his own and 20 adopted from local orphanages.
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