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TIL a Harvard/Google study found the English language to contain 1,022,000 words

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NbMP TIL that in Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
j6NWX TIL that Jimmy Carter's longevity is actually an outlier in his family. His father, two sisters, and brother all died between the ages of 51-63; and all to same ailment: pancreatic cancer
ADE4x TIL that the famous photo of the Soviet flag being raised during the Battle of Berlin in 1945 was actually doctored. Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei added smoke to make it seem more dramatic, and also removed one of two watches from a Senior Sergeant's wrist, as it would have implied looting.
awVab TIL About Elizabeth Báthory, A Hungarian noble who was alleged to have tortured and murdered 650 young girls between 1585 and 1609 and bathed in their blood. She is deemed the most prolific murderer of all time.
evMn TIL trains are terrible at going uphill. The steepest incline in England is 1.5° and trains need additional engines pushing in the back to help climb it.