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TIL that there are over 20 known states of matter, not just solid, liquid, gas and plasma

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QNe59 TIL that Morocco was the first country to formally recognize the United States as an independent nation in 1777. The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship, signed in 1786, is the longest unbroken treaty in U.S. history.
69oxW TIL that if you know 2000 words in English, French or Spanish, you can understand 90% of conversation, while in Japanese same 2000 words give you about 65%.
BrJOk TIL that Hook Lighthouse in Ireland is the second oldest operating lighthouse in the world. The current structure has existed since 1172
MeZja TIL: In 2006 a lost Christian gospel was translated and read for the first time in over 1500 years. In The Gospel of Judas, Jesus says the Abrahamic God is an evil lesser God named Saklas that created humanity, but that there is a higher God named Barbelo that he is the Son of.
QJEZ6 TIL Women who have just listened to a love song are then twice as likely to give their phone number to an average looking man they’ve just met, with a view to going on a date.