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TIL that the Archi language could have more than 1.5 million forms of a verb

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gRGX TIL that school administrators let 16-year old Bill Gates write the computer code to schedule their students in classes. He modified the code so he was placed with “a disproportionate number of interesting girls”.
WVb4 TIL Steve Irwin and Charles Darwin owned the same tortoise.
xV8y7 Til that Superman didn't get the ability to fly till the 1940's. Before his first animated film in 1941, he could jump really high (1/8th of a mile, to be specific) but then had to land back on earth. His power to jump over buildings was actually supposed to be taken literally.
W7E14 TIL this seatbelt loop serves a real purpose - in an accident the seat belt is put under extreme pressure, the threading in the loops can rip, and the loop unfolds. This action adds a few extra inches to the belt and can absorb more energy to keep you safer and decrease the risk of injury.
Ykgv TIL: “Kiwi” is actually a branded name for the fruit when it was first introduced to the US. It’s actual name is “Chinese Gooseberry”