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TIL that the Elvish language from LOTR is the 46th most popular language studied in the U.S.

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j6PyX TIL Eating overcooked/burnt food doesn't have an established/quantitative link to increased cancer risk, contrary to what many of us have heard, since childhood. On the contrary, processed foods like bacon or salami increase the risk, regardless of how they're cooked
1am58 TIL Korean people in Shilla Dynasty (~A.D 8) used a uniquely shaped d14 die to play drinking games that included commands like “chug 3 shots at once” or “have your nose smacked by folks.”
ep6eD TIL Jason D. Padgett is an American artist with alleged acquired savant syndrome.On the night of September 13, 2002, Padgett was attacked and robbed by two men outside a local karaoke bar. This attack allegedly caused a change in his brain activity.
W7yYN TIL: It is completely legal, to drop any item from an aircraft as long as the end result does not harm person or property.
5YMBD TIL the Italian container ship “Grande America”, carrying 2,000+ cars, sank after a fire broke out along with 4 Porsche 911 GT2 RS's, their fastest production model limited to 1,000 units. All 27 crew members were able to evacuate and Porsche restarted production to make 4 more to fill the orders