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TIL that over 300 languages are spoken in London

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9w7Om TIL that both indica and sativa are scientific terms used In classifying rice. With oryza sativa being the plants name and variance indica meaning it comes from India.
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dyP9 TIL that the first group of people to fly the Jolly Rodgers (Flags that indicate a Pirates Ship) was the Knights Templar, who first flew the black flags in the 13th century.
4X9Da TIL that in earlier cuts of The Lion King, Simba was raised by Scar after Mufasa's death.
J195k TIL more than a quarter of the world's captive-bred panda population are descendants of one male panda named Pan Pan