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TIL that not all people have an inner dialogue/monologue .

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a8kyb TIL that the Funan civilisation, located in modern-day Cambodia, had a justice system where they would throw the accused into "ubiquitous crocodiles"; if they survived, they were declared innocent.
epryg TIL that in paranormal folklore, people who die suddenly or violently (like in an accident or murder) are believed to be more likely to become ghosts because their spirit is “shocked” and full of unresolved energy, while people who die from illness are thought to be less likely to linger as spirits
P179w TIL India has the 3rd largest Muslim population, nearly as large (86%) as that of Pakistan, and more than twice the Muslim population of Iran.
mxAmx TIL That one of the most important mathematical books ever written, Principia Mathematica, needed 360 pages to prove that 1 + 1 = 2. The book itself is considered so advanced and hard to understand that it's rarely used in academia at all.
7rKwM TIL that the there is a species of snake that farts as defence mechanism, and some fart so strong that they lifted themselves off the ground.