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TIL the U.S has more Spanish speakers than Spain.

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gMN09 TIL that a “thing” was a term used to describe a governing assembly in medieval Saxon and Viking cultures. A thing was presided over by law speakers, and free members of the community were called to attend.
4kPJN TIL that Donkey Kong Country was originally going to be "Donkey Kong vs. Super Wario." The plot would have had Wario stealing a time machine built by Mario and turning him to stone, so Donkey Kong had to save him. It was abandoned because Nintendo wanted brand-new villains.
Z86EB TIL Introverts prefer to use a different neurotransmitter called acetylcholine (rather than dopamine as used by extroverts). Like dopamine, acetylcholine is also linked to pleasure; but it powers our abilities inwards, i.e to think deeply, reflect, and focus intensely on one thing for a long time.
LkAkP TIL that Heather Donahue, the lead in The Blair Witch Project, brought a large knife with her to the set on the first day of filming because she was concerned it was a snuff film, and her friends & family didn't want her to do the movie.
nWBYo TIL Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer fame) is a hobbyist programmer, who owns both a GitHub account and a Discord server.