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TIL Papua New Guinea has the most languages spoken within its borders in the world with 840 established languages

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MeYw0 TIL that there's a town in the Dominican republic which for some time has had a regular population of children who appear female throughout childhood, but develop male organs during puberty. They call these boys "guevedoces" which is slang for "eggs (testes) at twelve".
dDLeB TIL the phrase “growing the beard” describes when a show improves in quality. It comes from Star Trek: The Next Generation, where Season 2’s stronger storytelling coincided with Riker growing a beard, a look Gene Roddenberry approved and fans embraced as a sign the series had matured.
X6lR TIL-The Declaration of Independence spent World War II in Fort Knox placed in a box and sealed with lead.
LQLyv TIL about the Dover Sun House, a 1940s-era house heated by molten salt
Y7GlP TIL how and why the timeless classic Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window was shot from exactly ONE position.