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TIL that only 17% of the Egyptian Population is actually Arab

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KOvM4 TIL A "Wellerism" is an expression that comedically uses a saying in the wrong situation, such as "We'll have to rehearse that, said the undertaker as the coffin fell out of the car." or "So I see, said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw."
kOGR7 TIL: that the Nasa funded a project created by Carl Sagan to teach english to a dolphin with the help of masturbation and lsd. The dolphin ended up killing himself, and also, he was Flipper.
8aRaK TIL that Star Wars was one of the first films selected for preservation by the Library of Congress in 1989, but it has yet to receive an archival print of the original film. George Lucas tried to submit a "Special Edition" print in 1997, but it was rejected due to its alterations of the 1977 print.
vPee8 TIL that the earth core has two massive blobs called “large low-velocity provinces” that are likely remnants of a ancient planet that hit earth billions of years ago
rRbed TIL: A lot of games and companies misuse the red cross. Although, it is protected by international law and the Geneva conventions. It is indeed illegal and punishable for unauthorized use of the red cross and red crescent.