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TIL that one of the oldest and most massive organisms, Pando, is dying.

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W9oo TIL, that mathematician, George Dantzig solved a simplex linear problem, that was thought to be impossible to solve, by accident, because he arrived late to class, and thought the problem on the board was a homework assignment.
6ZlJ TIL there are still people who speak ancient Egyptian, as it is the language of the Coptic Church. Notable Egyptian contributions to English include the words “sack” and “ebony” and the name Susan.
EoYW TIL the idea of a wolfpack being dominated by an aggressive “alpha” is misunderstood. Packs are family units, and the alphas are simply the parents of the other wolves.
9w0LG TIL Timor-Leste is the most Christian country in the world. Over 99.5% of its 1.4 million people identify as Christians.
NXAbE TIL ‘Madhapar’ is the richest village in the world, which is located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India. The people here have so much money that 17 banks had to be opened in the village itself, where the villagers have deposited more than 7000 crore Indian rupees.