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TIL that the Lipka Tartars (in Lithuania) used the Arabic alphabet to write in the Belarusian language until the 1930s.

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nW45r TIL of the world's shortest international bridge in Esperança, Portugal. Though it measures only 10.4 feet long (3.2 meters), this bridge spans the boarder river between Portugal and Spain.
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