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TIL that almost every alphabetic writing system in the world is a descendant of the Phoenician language.

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788gM TIL that Voyager 1, the furthest man-made object from Earth, has begun sending incomprehensible data regarding its position, despite working fine otherwise. The fault is believed to be in the systems controlling attitude and articulation, even as the craft keeps it's antenna directed at Earth.
BgWPx TIL 100 years ago, the big band song "Masculine Women, Feminine Men" worried that women were too manly for smoking and playing pool, while men were too effeminate for buying cologne and dressing their children
m1jQy TIL male Orchid Bees collect fragrances solely for the purposes of olfactory display to woo females; they are the only species known to do this.
o8RK TIL America has very likely already had a gay president. James Buchanan was unmarried, lived with a man he called his companion, and wrote in his diary about wooing other men.
Y71lB TIL 3 Body Problem (TV series)