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TIL Black english is considered as a separate dialect called AAVE. It has survived several attempts of elimination from educators before being recognized as a variation of english and having its own grammar

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5VlK8 TIL that Stephen Hawking hosted a party in 2009. He kept the event secret and publicized it afterwards, inviting future time travelers to the party. No one showed up, showing that travelling back in time is impossible.
OGopg TIL to collect taxes, Christian IV of Denmark asked captains of ships crossing the Øresund to estimate the value of their cargo, which was applied as the tax base without further audit. But the king also claimed the right to buy the entire cargo at exactly that price.
YpgOr TIL State Highway 69 was renamed to State Highway 112 due to vandalism of "epidemic proportion".
Bg1mb TIL that Lea Thompson (of "Back to the Future" fame) has directed a bunch of television episodes, the latest of which is her second effort for "Star Trek: Picard"
Zp9QR TIL An animal’s yawn is based on how large their brain is. The bigger the brain, the longer they will yawn.