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TIL that the de facto main language between Singaporeans is Singaporean Colloquial English, AKA broken English/Singlish

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mbOx TIL that Lake Kivu is one of three lakes that undergoes limnic eruptions. These sudden releases of carbon dioxide kill every human and animal around the lake. It is estimated that the lake erupts about once every thousand years. Currently, about two million people live on the shores of Lake Kivu.
PY6vJ TIL despite the stereotype linking them to Switzerland, Cuckoo Clocks were actually invented and popularised in Germany
5VdoD TIL the longest poem in the world is the Mahabharata with 1.8 million words
OVAL TIL that Stephen King drank enough to write the book Cujo and not remember doing it.
ZpXKa TIL/ Today I Learned Sonic put a shake I always order from them on the menu whenever I get a shake