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TIL the Sumerian language was spoken from 3000 BC all the way up until 100 AD

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wLXXo TIL when the US Airspace was closed during the 9/11 attacks, passenger planes were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland. The community hosted 7,000 people until it was safe for them to re-enter America. The town has been awarded a piece of steel from the buildings to commemorate their efforts.
EgxKo TIL about the "Patty Wars". When Jamaican Beef Patty vendors were discovered in Toronto in 1985, the government attempted to ban them from using "Beef Patty" in the name. This led to an huge uproar, and it was eventually settled with an agreement to identify the food simply as a "Jamaican Patty."
0ddwR TIL that The ancient Egyptian port city Heracleion was said to have collapsed into the sea. Everyone thought it was a myth until 1933, when a British air force pilot spotted the undersea ruins. But it would take until 1999 for archaeologists to precisely locate the city and start exploring.
l7Q7K TIL about The Miracle of 1511, when the people of Brussels built pornographic snowmen as a form of protest against their rulers.
DbV TIL that the 1806 version of “Jack & Jill” has fifteen verses and that falling down the hill isn’t their only misfortune