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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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PWmG TIL that Muzzammil Hassan, the founder of a TV network designed to combat negative stereotypes of Muslims, beheaded his wife because she filed for divorce
p89GA TIL most people incorrectly use the word “jealous” when they should be using “envious”. Jealousy is when you’re afraid you will lose something, envy is when you want something someone else has.
JYod1 TIL Aaliyah’s 1st album cover also has her name in phonetic spelling
0OdL TIL that a green card for an entire family can be purchased from the US Government for $1 million. Anyone who invests $1 million and creates at least 10 permanent jobs, or invests $500,000 in a targeted area is automatically entitled to permanent residence, for them and their family.
KJEE TIL in WWII the Japanese sent over 9000 “Fire Balloons”, carrying varying payloads of bombs across the pacific to the United States through the use of a jet stream. An estimated 900 of these balloons are believed to have reached North America.