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TIL the closest living relative of whales are hippos

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N8kP TIL in the 13th century, in order to discover which language humans would speak naturally, Frederick II, emperor of Germany, placed 50 newborns in the care of nurses who would only feed and bathe the babies but not speak or hold them. The emperor never got an answer because all of the infants died.
OoowR 26-year-old Kate McWilliams has become one of the world's youngest commercial airline captains, flying with Easyjet. Her co-pilot is Luke Elsworth, 19.
69WNY TIL that the civilization of Easter Island was not destroyed because the people cut the trees down. In fact, it was the europeans and their South American descendants who caused the collapse the population in this island through disease, slavery and kidnapping the few remaining locals it had.
1a08d TIL that details from Ukrainian-Canadian artist William Kurelek’s painting, The Maze, were used as the cover art for Van Halen’s Fair Warning album.
O4VL TIL Approximately 40% of people in Vietnam have the surname Nguyen