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TIL in Guatemala an estimated 40-60% of the population still speaks a Mayan language

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VMkOQ TIL that the man who created Fu Manchu, Sax Rohmer, had virtually no knowledge of Chinese culture and created the character because he asked a ouija board how to make a fortune and it spelled out CHINAMAN.
oR7AL TIL in the 80s a german ice hockey club was sponsored by Muammar Gaddafi and had his manifesto "The Green Book" on their shirt
OOV6 TIL Rolls Royce offers a course called “White Glove Experience” to teach chauffeur’s how to, among other things, minimize fingerprints on door handles and brake the car without kickback.
oBmbo TIL about the "Flynn Effect" which shows the average IQ is rising steadily each generation. IQ tests are continually made harder to keep the average at 100. Today's children that take tests from past decades are averaging significantly higher than 100.
pEPN TIL chemotherapy can cause your hair to grow back with a completely different texture and color.