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TIL that Luxembourg’s education system is trilingual: the first years of primary school are in Luxembourgish, before changing to German, while in secondary school, the language of instruction changes to French.

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4XdOw TIL that Toy Story 2 was nearly lost before it was finished. Someone entered a line of code that erased 90% of the film, and, because of a technical gliltch, there was no backup. The movie was saved by one animator who'd been working from home and had a copy saved on her personal computer.
PYmdw TIL that some bacteria can be visible to the naked eye! Thiomargarita namibiensis can grow up to 3/4 of a millimeter (750 μm) due to a cavity that is used to store, and later convert, nitrate.
epKlD TIL there was a Confederate general named States Rights Gist, whose father chose his son's name to reflect his own political sentiments
9YG5X TIL Traditionalist Catholic Priest Richard Williamson was consecrated as a Bishop in 1988, immediately excommunicated by Pope John Paul II, un-excommunicated in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI, and then re-excommunicated in 2015 by Pope Francis.
Y7GVZ TIL David Letterman once insulted Quentin Tarantino on his show, which made Tarantino call Letterman on the phone and threaten to come to NY to “kill” him. Letterman responded by offering to pay for his flight and have QT choose the method of battle. Tarantino agreed and chose “bats.”