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TIL The Earth spins at a speed of 1000 Miles per Hour!

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XAxj TIL in the Great Plague in England, sufferers in a village called Eyam decided to quarantine themselves instead of running elsewhere. 260 out of 350 died, but their actions saved 1000s of others.
kEj4 TIL Atari didn’t allow designers to receive credit on their games, and so Warren Robinett placed a secret object in the game which allowed the players to see a hidden screen displaying “Created by Warren Robinett”, one of the earliest Easter eggs to be created
6E9WW TIL that verbs comprise approximately 75% of the Cherokee language, as opposed to only 25% of the English language. Verbs must contain at minimum a pronominal prefix, a verb root, an aspect suffix, and a modal suffix.
YjVx TIL that sneezing behind the wheel caused 2,500 car accidents a week in the UK, and if you sneeze while traveling at 60 mph your eyes are closed for an average of 50 feet.
XEBeP TIL when the Mona Lisa went missing in 1911, a young Pablo Picasso was accused of stealing it