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TIL that Afrikaans, spoken in South Africa, is the worlds youngest language

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6Ex88 TIL that San Marino is obliged to use Italy's mint, and is forbidden to cultivate tobacco. In exchange for these limitations, Italy provides San Marino an annual stipend of 250 tonnes of sea salt, 40 tonnes of tobacco and 20 tonnes of cigarettes.
JYP0Q TIL that marshmallows originally came from a plant, the marsh-mallow. Egyptians first used the roots of the plant to create a treat that has morphed into the modern day marshmallow.
eJP4 TIL: The Man who Saved More Jews than Schindler: Ho Feng-Shan. He risked his own life and career to save thousands of Jews in WWII as a Chinese diplomat in Vienna.
AN9ZB TIL the Majority of Millennials and Gen Z use subtitles when streaming TV
moxx TIL of Exercise Tiger, a preparation exercise resulting in more casualties than the actual Utah landing at Normandy months later. A terrible disaster, a complete information blackout was ordered