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TIL the Cofounder of CPAC Led a Double Life as a Promiscuous Homosexual Who Died of AIDS

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wLYJ1 TIL It is approximated that there are twice as many non-native speakers of English than native speakers. As a result, though Mandarin has the largest number of native speakers, English has the largest total number of speakers as well as largest number of non-native speakers.
W7GEA TIL about the Murchison Murders (1929-30). An escaped convict (allegedly) killed 3 people and disposed of the remains using a method divulged to him by a novelist who was struggling to develop the plot of his story because the technique would not leave enough clues for the main character to follow.
glpD TIL that Princess Peach from Super Mario already has a fiance called Haru-Oji. That’s where the brooch she wears is from and she is destined to marry him.
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XwVE TIL British grenades in WWI originally had a timer of seven seconds, but that was found to be too long as it gave the Germans time to throw the bomb back. Therefore, the time was reduced to four seconds.