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TIL that the sixth most common language in the world has no native speakers (Modern Standard Arabic)

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VMYRm TIL that laughter is the 2nd leading cause of asthma attacks behind exercise and ahead of all of the allergens
x4a7 TIL Butterfly McQueen, one of the stars of “Gone with the Wind,” was unable to attend the film’s premiere because it was held in a whites-only theater
p84Kp TIL that according to folklorists, all myths, fairy tales and nursery rhymes that are about some dude named Jack are talking about the same guy
RME4 TIL that in Ancient Rome, if people wished to commit suicide, they applied to the Senate and, if their petitions were approved, were given free hemlock.
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