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TIL that Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country. It has more languages than the entire continent of Europe.

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GDD5 TIL that since the reinstitution of the death penalty, 143 prisoners have waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out. Four states (Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) have executed only volunteers so far.