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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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6ErJZ TIL The Mosquito Laser, a device invented to kill large numbers of mosquitoes to reduce malaria infection rates. The idea has been criticized because most areas where malaria is prevalent do not have reliable electrical power.
woj5J TIL in 1963 the FBI investigated five teenagers from Portland who called their band "The Kingsman" and had recorded "Louie Louie" because J. Edgar Hoover believed the song was salacious and was corrupting the nation's youth.
7rmrZ TIL The first known evidence of the use of cryptography (in some form) was found in an inscription carved around 1900 BC, in the main chamber of the tomb of the nobleman Khnumhotep II, in Egypt. The scribe used some unusual hieroglyphic symbols here and there in place of more ordinary ones.
7rWYb TIL that the 2003 Cat In The Hat movie was so bad that Dr Seuss’s widow specifically said that she wouldn’t allow any more live action adaptations of his work.
D170e TIL Some organisms besides humans have passed the mirror test which scientists say suggests they have "self-awareness".