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TIL India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages

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am09 TIL: In the 1980’s, Mcdonald’s ran a contest where a person could win a million dollars for succesfully reciting a song with their entire menu as the lyrics.
jNRAM TIL that in 1989, Ole Bentzen, a Danish audiologist, who was observing a screening of the 1988 comedy film A Fish Called Wanda, laughed uncontrollably to the point that his heart rate rose to an estimated 250–500 beats per minute, leading to a fatal heart attack
61Dw TIL: There is a word for the day after tomorrow: Overmorrow
W7Z6B TIL. In 1969, a Harrier aircraft flying from St Pancras station in London to Bristol Basin in Manhattan, New York for Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race. With aerial refueling, the Harrier managed to complete the feat in 6 hours and 11 minutes
R5Vda TIL when you experience excitement, your thoughts trigger the pituitary gland to tell the adrenal glands to release adrenaline. This pulls blood to your lungs and muscles (to activate your fight-or-flight response) and away from your stomach. Boom! There are your butterflies.