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TIL that Latvia once was an empire

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XEAdE TIL that all languages follow this law. The second most common word is used 1/2 as much as the most. The third word is used 1/3 the most, and so on and so on for all languages
1a157 TIL that the Oneida silverware company started as a utopian society where they would have post menopausal women teach teenage boys about sex
9VO6 TIL In 1994, Aerosmith became the first major band to premiere a new song on the Internet. Over 10,000 CompuServe subscribers download the free track “Head First” within its first eight days of availability.
EBmx TIL that before a performance in Montreal, Ringo Starr received a telephoned death threat, and during the performance, he had his cymbals positioned vertically as an attempt to provide protection from would-be assassins.
EEgX TIL Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic, Fahrenheit 451, about book burning, was printed with an asbestos cover in the year it launched