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TIL all human languages can be expressed with an alphabet that contains 107 letters, 52 diacritics, and four prosodic marks.

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oxAR TIL that red bell peppers are simply fully ripened green bell peppers. Yellow bell peppers, however, are different cultivars.
Lrn9 TIL Britain used the Australian outback as a nuclear testing ground, exploding seven Atomic Bombs at Maralinga in the south-west Australian outback.
Ldpd TIL: China used more cement in the last three years than the U.S. used in the entire 20th century.
lPNr TIL Peter Francisco, known as the Virginia Giant, was a Goliath-like soldier in the American Revolutionary War. Because of his prowess, George Washongton once said the war might have been lost without his efforts.
mxw4x TIL the descendants of the Ming Dynasty, whose last Emperor lost power in 1644, are not only alive and well, but still hold vast wealth and power over modern-day China, occupying top positions in the ruling Communist Party and various state corporations, schools, and societies.