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TIL that Kazakhstan is transitioning to the latin alphabet by 2025

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Br4oD TIL of angel gowns. Wedding dresses are donated to charities and people sew them into infant sized dresses for deceased infants that died in NICU. Grieving families can take pictures or baptize their babies prior to laying them to rest. These are made through no cost of the family.
VBLw0 TIL - "Break a leg" doesn't mean to break an actual leg, but instead means to cross the "leg line" which is the line that actors used to wait behind, and if they crossed, or broke, it they would get paid for their acting.
EgOnW TIL South Park was originally envisioned as "Archie Bunker as an 8 year old"
oDvY TIL Scientists have created a sonic “tractor beam” that can pull, push and pirouette objects that levitate in thin air.
9YROG TIL Gwen Stefani’s older brother, Eric, was the brainchild behind No Doubt and also worked as an animator on Rugrats and The Simpsons