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TIL that the play A Klingon Christmas Carol and the opera 'u' were written and performed in the Klingon language, a constructed language with its own dictionary and an estimated 20-30 fluent speakers

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0KJp TIL that a Roman prostitute named Marozia not only was the mistress of one pope, but her bastard son, two grandsons, two great grandsons, and one great great grandson all eventually became popes. The era in which they ruled is known by scholars as the “pornocracy”.
ADYkd TIL lobsters do not die due to aging. They become stronger and more fertile with age due to the presence of enzyme telomerase which tepairs DNA sequence.
1pO TIL that the first Spaniard to meet Mesoamericans died fighting for his adopted homeland - against Spain
MeJYB TIL of Vesta Stoudt. During World War 2, she came up with the idea for duct tape at her factory job. After her supervisors rejected the idea, she wrote president Roosevelt, he liked the idea and gave the letter to the War Production Board
KYZxw TIL that Flo from Progressive is worth $6 million, and earns $1 million per year 🫡