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TIL the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, and possibly Indian alphabets are all derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs via the Phoenician alphabet.

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9wwPG TIL the majority of fatalities during the American Civil War occurred due to disease and unsanitary conditions
OGlVY TIL Dogs have been banned from Antarctica since 1994 due to fears that they could spread diseases to the native seal population.
GYQQ5 TIL Zoroastrianism, a minority religion today in Iran, is one of the world's oldest religions still in existence, pre-dates the birth of both Christianity and Islam by centuries, and was once the official religion of the Persian Empire.
Z1Ao TIL that the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (now extinct) was male. It’s song was recorded in 1987. It was recorded singing a mating call, to a female that would never come. It died in 1987 as well.
oBJrA TIL Peppers change their name when they are dried. For example, a Chipotle is a smoked and dried jalapeño