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

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77Rp TIL American outlaw Billy the Kid was fluent in Gaeilge (the Irish language) and he once acted as a translator for the daughter of an Irish ranch owner when she needed to converse with American ranch hands because she was only fluent in Irish
GYWYG TIL blue LED lights are installed at certain Tokyo train stations to deter suicides. Research found the presence of blue lights resulted in an 84% decrease in suicides. Although the exact reason is unknown, it is theorized blue light has a positive calming effect on mood
Zpm1a TIL that, according to NASA, huge asteroid impacts (around the size of the Chicxulub asteroid, which is the one that killed off the dinosaurs) occur about every 50-100 million years. Chicxulub hit earth 66 million years ago.
X95E TIL that truck driver is the most common job in 29 out of 50 states
Y765A TIL that Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower shooter, requested an autopsy to discover the cause of his violent behavior. The autopsy revealed a tumor pressing on his amygdala, which might have influenced his actions.