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TIL there is a constructed language named Kēlen which was made as an attempt to create a truly “non-human” language.

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pYQYO TIL Aphantasia is a characteristic some people have related to how their mind and imagination work. Having it means you don’t have visual imagination, keeping you from picturing things in your mind. People often don’t realize they have it, and it’s not a disability or medical condition.
yQ57v TIL that the KKK came to Dave Chappelle’s house as a kid and his mom handed them candy as if it were Halloween.
9Yb6X TIL that the reason purple was so highly valued in the ancient world for centuries, is because the only known dye was extracted from a very rare type of sea snail. In fact, there was only one place in the world it was harvested; the Phoenician city of Tyre.
BgZGL TIL that Steve Jobs is buried in an unmarked grave
dDNK8 TIL: Llívia, a Spanish town with 1,511 residents, is entirely surrounded by France. This unique status stems from the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees, which ceded 33 villages in the Cerdanya region to France. However, Llívia was classified as a ‘town’ rather than a ‘village’ leaving it as part of Spain.