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TIL A couple named their child Dovahkiin (Dragonborn) and received a lifetime of free Bethesda games

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rvQM TIL that “Chinese” is not just “Mandarin” and “Cantonese”, but at least 7 distinct language groups, or hundreds of local varieties, many of which are not mutually intelligible
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