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TIL that our modern Latin alphabet is ultimately descended from Egyptian hieroglyphs (as are basically all modern writing systems not derived from Chinese characters)

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E1KDV TIL that the Doberman was bred to protect a hated tax collector.
VB5PQ TIL post Algerian independence, Muslims were granted citizenship automatically while non Muslims whether indigenous or not had to apply
QJd1X TIL 11% of US working age adults are on antidepressants.
4D0b TIL in 1973, when asked about a possible end of the US embargo against Cuba, Fidel Castro said “The US will talk to us when they have a black president and the world has a Latin American pope”
NLK1 TIL that way back in 2000, Netflix tried to partner with Blockbuster but were laughed out the boardroom.