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D1RwP TIL that Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country. It has more languages than the entire continent of Europe.
vPVZL TIL that when Will Smith was 12 his grandmother found his notebook of rap lyrics with curse words and wrote a note in it telling Will that truly smart people do not have to curse when expressing themselves. As a result he resolved not to use profanity in his music.
ANKoo TIL the country Papua New Guinea has over 840 languages spoken within the nation, by far the most in the world.
bml7 TIL that on April Fool’s Day, 1976, the BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
0ddgy TIL the first republic of Brazil was styled as the Republic of the United States of Brazil. It’s flag was modeled on the USA’s Stars and Stripes.