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TIL that there is a total of 24.5 minutes of quiet staring in the Twilight movies

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J1R4B TIL that in Old English "deer" described any animal. As language evolved, the meaning changed and narrowed until it started to describe only one type of animal. It's a change unique to English and Scots, as "deer" (tier, djur, dyr, dier, etc.) still means animal in all other Germanic languages.
e0pg6 TIL that in 2008, over 100 countries came together and agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs. Collateral damage to civilians was found to high (98% of victims were civilian, of that, 27% children) Unfortunately, 2 countries refused to agree to this ban, the United States and Russia.
VMApB TIL That KFC is so popular for Christmas dinner in Japan that people have to pre-order their dinners weeks in advance or wait in lines for hours to get their chicken.
e0bgE TIL "Mayday" comes from the French word "M'aidez" meaning "Help Me"
1ay5d TIL a 2011 study found that 47% adults in Detroit were functionally illiterate