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TIL That the IB, which places strict punishments for plagiarism, just copied their marking guides from Wikipedia

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rN7Oo TIL that in September 1903, a school opened in Philadelphia that used the phonograph to teach parrots how to speak English, French or German. The school's founder, Mrs. Jacob Hope, launched the school with a record that repeated the phrase "Polly wants a cracker" 1000 times.
yr88 TIL: Islamic countries are one of the top Porn users.
9bvG TIL that in 1944, on the verge of the Liberation of Paris, Hitler ordered it’s governor to leave it a “pile of rubble,” and destroy all religious and historical monuments. The Governor refused, saving Paris.
kOMAd TIL in many countries, instead of leaving milk and cookies for Santa, kids leave out beer, sherry, and other alcohol drinks.
kObY1 TIL that the !Kung people, a society of hunter-gatherers in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, do not know their own ages or years of birth. This is because they have little use for numbers that are not of immediate practical value.