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TIL Russia has 800,000 faith healers but only 640,000 doctors

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AD8Qg TIL After the English takeover of New Amsterdam in 1664, Dutch continued to be spoken until 1962, when the last Dutch speaker in New Jersey died.
OGgxa TIL that the origin of why married couples become 'one' & women take their husband's surname dates back to the 1600s, where coverture prohibited women from having any legal identity or rights b/c they were considered 'one' with the husband and therefore subsumed his identity.
4nYX TIL that Italy has more active Aircraft Carriers than any other country except the US. It has two.
vd87 TIL that Charles Grey, the Second Earl Grey, established real democracy in Britain, abolished slavery throughout the empire, and is only remembered as a tea blend.
wolaY TIL microwave ovens can superheat water, meaning it's temperature is above boiling point without the water boiling due to lack of nucleation sites. Disturbing the water will then cause the whole water to instantly boil, creating violent flashes of steam.