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TIL That Ancient Egyptian still exists as a language. It is called Coptic, and is the liturgical language of the Coptic Church

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69X5X TIL about the Martyrs of Nowogródek, eleven Catholic nuns who sacrificed their lives to take the place of 120 Polish civilians condemned to die at the hands of Nazi Gestapo. Immediately after they prayed, the Gestapo suddenly released the civilians, & without warning, rounded up & executed the nuns.
QJX5p TIL A heavily pregnant Moroccan woman was scheduled for a c-section. She fled the hospital after watching another woman die during the procedure. 46 years later she was diagnosed with a tumor. The 'tumor' turned out to be the calcified baby still inside her.
4XV4b TIL 'Karate Kid' villain Billy Zabka is still best friends with the Cobra Kais
wo0Z6 TIL that recording artist Buffy Sainte-Marie lied about being Native American and is actually English and Italian
V6Em TIL in 1944 Nazi scientists developed an experimental drug named “D-IX” which could force an equipment laden soldier to march 88.5 km without rest. They had plans to supply these pills to all German troops but war ended before mass production.