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TIL although there are 2 billion English speaking people in the world, more of them speak it as their second language than are native speakers

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6EnaY TIL that in 2004, Iran allowed Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to be released in the country because it contained several uses of the word "Bismillah", which means "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" in Arabic.
Zp4jR Today I learned that the United States committed over 550,000 troops to the Vietnam War and suffered over 58,000 casualties.
8768 TIL that diesel fuel turns into a gel at low temperatures, and cannot flow into the engine. This is why some school close when the temperature is low enough to turn the fuel into a gel, preventing the buses from running.
8avLG TIL Monty Python's Life of Brian was banned in Norway and subsequently marketed in Sweden as "The film so funny that it was banned in Norway"
eO7J TIL that sideburns are named after American Civil War General, General Burnside.