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TIL the last monolingual Irish speaker died in 1998

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m1kXP TIL that Lynx is the oldest browser still maintained as of 2024. The project started in 1992.
KKJQ TIL in an episode of his show “Triumph of the Will” comedian Kenny Hotz successfully rallied the Jewish community in Toronto to finance and build a Mosque for Muslims as a token of peace between the two cultures.
GYV0E TIL George Lucas considered an alternative ending to Return of the Jedi. Luke turns to the dark side. He puts on Vader's mask and claims "Now I am Vader. Now I will go and kill the [Rebel] fleet and I will rule the universe"
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4KpJ TIL that crows drop nuts in traffic to let the cars crush the nuts, then wait for red lights to stop the traffic so they can eat it.