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TIL: 242 known languages went extinct during the 20th century

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6ymW TIL that in the afternoon of 9/11, Rumsfeld gave the following directive to his aides: “Judge whether good enough hit S.H.” (Saddam Hussein) at same time. Not only UBL" (Osama bin Laden). Need to move swiftly – Near term target needs – go massive – sweep it all up. Things related and not.“
aEG0 TIL that Brazzers, Reality Kings, Pornhub, YouPorn, Pornhub, Tube8, XTube, RedTube, ExtremeTube, GayTube, KeezMovies, SpankWire, and PornIQ are ALL owned by the same company.
aoRb TIL the day before the 1996 US presidential election, the NYT Crossword contained the clue “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper” – the puzzle was built so that both electoral outcomes were correct answers, requiring 7 other clues to have dual responses
v1o9D TIL Ida B. Wells won a Pulitzer Prize last year (2020) "for her outstanding and courageous reporting on the horrific and vicious violence against African Americans during the era of lynching", 89 years after she died.
Nar1 TIL a physical education teacher in Texas wore the exact same disco-era polyester shirt and coffee-colored sweater vest in his school picture for 40 years in a row, until his retirement in 2013.