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TIL that the Algerian national anthem was first written in blood on a prison cell wall by an Algerian revolutionary who was imprisoned by the French colonial regime

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e0YX6 TIL that 30 years ago you had 15-17 minutes to escape a house fire. Nowadays you only have 3-5 minutes (due to more plastics & petroleum-based products in the house as well as more open floor plans, bigger rooms, & higher ceilings).
XyRE TIL that adults who were homeschooled often reference extreme social awkwardness as an obstacle they experienced upon entering college or the workforce. Others note astonishment and even anger towards their parents because they were shielded from scientific learning
W7NQX TIL Actor Matthew Lillard, who plays William Afton in the FNAF movie, also played Shaggy from Scooby-Doo (live action, 2002 movie) 🤯
ADmvl TIL camels first evolved in North America and camel fossile remains have been found in the arctic.
Lk6nZ TIL that different Dolphin species will attempt to speak a ‘common language’: When Bottlenose and Guyana dolphins come together in the waters near Costa Rica they change the way they communicate and begin using an intermediate language