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TIL the languages of Hawaii and Madagascar are related

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Lk9O0 TIL In 1939 the Disney cartoon 'Mickey's Gala Premiere' was the final programme shown on the BBC before it ceased its television service for the duration of the war. On the day broadcasting resumed in 1946 it was shown once again.
b98VQ TIL about Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor who was committed to the asylum for recommending people to wash hands. He later died from the blows of his guards.
R7AZ4 TIL the inventor of the windshield wiper was also the most acclaimed classical pianist of his time, Jozef Hofmann, praised by the likes of Rachmaninoff, patented many mechanics for Steinway
0waPp TIL that when you see the writing credits for a movie, the word “and” between names means the writers worked separately and an ampersand (i.e., “&”) between names means they were a writing team.
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