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TIL Nigeria has Over 250 Ethnic groups and 500 languages.

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dDLLd TIL: At the height of the Roman Empire, it's GDP was estimated to be worth $32 billion today. The average roman soldier makes $3.25 a month, but were given large sums from looting while their officers made $10,000 a month. Interestingly, professors in academia were better paid than modern teachers.
awMlL TIL about the Oorang Indians, An all-Native American NFL team put together as a marketing gimmick to sell Airedale Terriers
gMYMD TIL legendary composer Danny Elfman, behind such classics as the Simpsons theme song as well as the Nightmare before Christmas soundtrack, also wrote the song "Little Girls", also known as the Pedobear Song.
1aYP TIL a feral child abandoned by her parents at the age of 3, was raised by dogs until the age of 8, acquired extremely acute senses of hearing, smell, and sight.
R5LEQ TIL that the first known museum dates to circa 530 BC in the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and was an exhibit of artefacts from earlier Mesopotamian kingdoms. Its curator was Ennigaldi, the daughter of King Nabonidus (who has been called 'the first archeologist'.)