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TIL an apparent recent increase in the prevalence of childhood autism may in fact, not be an actual increase but it's rather a reflection of a rising awareness of the condition and improved systems for identifying autistic children.

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BrRox TIL that the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II is located in Manila, Philippines. It has 17,206 graves. 16,636 of which were U.S. personnel. #MemorialDay
WkV4o TIL of Carl Lutz, who is credited with saving 62,000 Bulgarian Jews almost singlehandedly.
9w6OM TIL that the Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters: A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, W, and ʻokina, which represents a glottal stop.
0XeA TIL that with the aim of launching guerrilla operations against the Chinese, the CIA funded the Dalai Lama $1.7 million a year in the 1960s
PYrGn TIL that Shrek was submitted and accepted into the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals to happen every year and competed against films like David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, The Piano Teacher, and The Son’s Room. Shrek truly a masterpiece amongst all films.