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TIL there are more variants of the English language then just American English, British English, etc. These include South Atlantic English, which is an English variant from St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, as well as Antarctic English.

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dvpd TIL in 1994, American Michael Fay was sentenced to caning in Singapore for theft and vandalism. Caning is a routine sentence in Singapore, but its unfamiliarity to Americans created a backlash. The number of strokes in Fay’s sentence was reduced from 6 to 4 after U.S. officials requested leniency
Bg0vk TIL Daughter from California syndrome is a phrase used in the medical profession to describe a situation in which a disengaged relative challenges the care a dying elderly patient is being given, or insists that the medical team pursue aggressive measures to prolong the patient's life
grWRX TIL there are actually three Lunar Roving Vehicles parked on the moon. These were left behind from the final three Apollo missions - 15, 16 and 17 (Aug 1971, Apr 1972 and Dec 1972 respectively). For the last 50 years, I have believed only one LRV was ever taken to the moon.
AA1l TIL that between 18,000-60,000 years ago, ducks the size of horses roamed around Australia.
X0k06 TIL the company name evian spelled backwards is naive