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TIL Icelanders can easily read old norse, dead language that was spoken in scandinavia 1000 years ago because written Icelandic has changed so little.

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GARaj TIL about Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a pioneering female codebreaker who decrypted mob codes during prohibition and busted up Nazi spy rings in South America, yet was robbed of her due credit by J. Edgar Hoover and died in obscurity in 1980, never revealing her immense wartime service.
R6Y1 TIL: Texas has the highest rate of repeat teen pregnancies in the country.
PY4gE TIL no Canadian owns the physical land they purchase, only an interest in the estate according to law (The Canada Act of 1982). The Canadian monarch owns 100% of Canada's land.
PO5g TIL that the ancient Egyptians invented several forms of early deodorant, including cones made out of scented grease that were worn on top of the head. As the grease melted, it ran in cooling, fragrant trails down the person’s face and body.
x6pGo TIL Peru has a specially built prison to house former presidents. The prison has a capacity for 2 at any one time and has housed 4 former presidents. ‘cells’ have modern amenities including a small outdoor terrace and kitchen.