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TIL that the Danish language is so full of vowel sounds and guttural swallowed consonants that even Danish children have trouble understanding it, learning to speak at a much slower rate than in other countries.

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o78K TIL that when Nirvana was asked to play Top of the Pops, they were told they can’t play instruments. Angry at this, Kurt sang in a deep voice and missed frets intentionally, Krist just spun his bass over his head continuesly, and Dave danced behind his drumkit.
Wadd TIL of the Demon Core, a spherical mass of plutonium that killed and injured several scientists during criticality experiments
KLoR TIL The 72 virgins promised to male believers are each 90 ft tall, 10.5ft wide, and have skin that is transparent to the bone marrow.
xBb7 TIL Ernest Hemingway, his father, his brother, his sister and his granddaughter all committed suicide.
V0 TIL Dr. Seuss cheated on his wife while she was sick with cancer for 13 years. She committed suicide because of his infidelity, and he later married his mistress.