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TIL that there is a town in Alaska where virtually all the residents live in the same building.

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AD6Mn TIL that in medieval times, corpses of sick people were used as catapult ammunition, as a form of biological weapon.
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e0WvD TIL Chinese Pidgin English. Used for 200 years in Chinese ports, the language mix Chinese syntax and English words creating a grammar like: "Chinese man very great rogue truly, but have fashion, no can help". Some expressions were introduced back into English: "Long time no see"; "No money no talk".
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