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TIL ,The Human Language Pathway – How old the Human Language Really Is - History has never failed to disappoint mankind, instead, studying history is the only way to realize the purpose of existence. Linguistic capabilities are something all humans possess naturally

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Zpw1a TIL That when cholera was appearing in London in the 1830s one prescribed cure was to inject turpentine and mutton stew up the anus
Wab4 TIL that the Wahgi people of Papua New Guinea paint their shields with images of the Phantom comic book character after American GIs shared their comic books with tribe members during World War II
VB098 TIL that D-Day was conducted on June 6, because that was the birthday of Rommel's wife.
LkDav TIL Granny Smith Apples originated by accident, when a lady dumped a crate of old rotten French crab apples in her garden and then later found an apple sapling growing there. The tree grew to produce green tart apples that had never grown before.
l7j4K TIL With a population of approximately 9.8 mil, L.A. County has a larger pop. than 40 of the 50 U.S. states and the populations of Wyoming, Vermont, D.C., Alaska, North and South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, and Maine combined.