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TIL In Paraguay the Guaraní language is more widely spoken than Spanish (52% of the rural population only speaks it), making the country a linguistic anomaly in Latin America

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EgY9d TIL the last Woolly Mammoth population still existed when the the Pyramid of Giza was being constructed.
gr1yA TIL: Taiwan has two active-duty submarines that saw action in World War Two.
e04Kb TIL Professionals who walk over hot coals and broken glass have confirmed that walking over Lego bricks is more painful
X0XBP TIL about boredom room, an employee exit management strategy whereby employees are transferred to another department where they are assigned meaningless work until they become disheartened and resign. This strategy is commonly used in countries that have strong labor laws, such as France and Japan.
grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.