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TIL the United States is Ranked 2nd by Total Number of Spanish Speakers, Beating Out Spain

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VMXxp TIL Pope Gregory IX condemned the black cat as an incarnation of Satan, and consequently, it was the death warrant for the animal. This worsened the Black Death a century after Gregory's time because the plague was spread by rats which were unchecked in Europe due to the decline of cat numbers.
GA4OE TIL that Vatican Taekwondo, the governing body for Taekwondo in the Vatican, has no registered athletes or coaches.
9K9r TIL the word ‘Ortheopy’, meaning 'the correct pronunciation of words’ can itself be pronounced five different ways.
d8nlj TIL the earliest known drinking straw dates back to 3000 BC to a Sumerian Tomb and was made out of gold. The Sumerians made straws to drink beer.