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TIL of ancient Egyptian king Psamtik's experiment to discover the origin of human language. He forbade anyone to speak to two infants. Their gibberish sounded like Phrygian, which Psamtik concluded to be the origin of language. Phrygian emerged in the 8th century BC;2000 years after ancient Egyptian

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OGLo4 TIL 4 Men in Maharashtra, India Gang-Raped, Killed and Ate a Protected Monitor Lizard
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VMnMD TIL that Robert Downey Jr was once so high he entered the wrong house and passed out on a child’s bed.
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