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TIL of the ancient Greek letter "digamma" (or "wau") that made a "w" sound. It used to begin, for example, the word "oinos" ("woinos"), which is Greek for "wine."

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xVQJo TIL : This is my attempt to transform a fiction nobel into videos . The nobel is about the future humans and technology . Transhumans.
mGrR TIL the amount of matter converted to energy in the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was about 700 milligrams, less than one-third the mass of a U.S. dime.
wboM TIL a writer was upset with an online review of his book, so he traveled to Scotland, hunted down the reviewer, went to the store she worked at, and hit her in the back of the head with a wine bottle.
pNRA TIL Video games can actually make gamers nicer people in real life, contrary to popular belief. Doing bad things inside a video game can make gamers feel guilty about their virtual actions, and they compensate by engaging in morally acceptable actions in real life
D1EbY TIL: These Turkish villagers have a whistle language for 300 years when I can even whistle.