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TIL the country Papua New Guinea has over 840 languages spoken within the nation, by far the most in the world.

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KYj19 TIL that Victor Gruen who designed the first mall in the US, in later years hated what he created and even disowned it
W7ejL TIL About Silas Soule, a Little-Known Union Officer and Abolitionist Who Died Aged 26 for Testifying About the Massacre at Sand Creek
AD19x TIL working too much is an official cause of death in Japan. Called 'Karoshi' which literally means 'overwork death' it became a hot button issue mid to late 1980s, when several high-ranking businessmen who were still in their prime years suddenly died without any previous sign of illness.
neEp7 Today I learned that when a streetcar hit a bus Frida Kahlo was on, she was impaled by a handrail, fracturing her spine and pelvis. Due to these severe injuries and the long recovery, Frida took up painting to pass the time. She is now considered to be one of Mexico's greatest artists.
rN6ad TIL that the first iPhone couldn't copy and paste text until 2 years after release.