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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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OomjY TIL: Iraq used to be the center of the world for knowledge in the Middle Ages. Scholars from all backgrounds came together to translate Greek works into languages such as Latin, Arabic, and Persian. Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and Medicine were some of the fields that were refined.
gMvV8 TIL that Waylon Jennings was supposed to be on the plane that killed Buddy Holly, but he gave his seat to J. P. Richardson who was sick at the time. Before they left Holly jokingly said that he hoped the bus broke down, to which Jennings replied, "I hope your ol' plane crashes."
W7oB4 TIL the number one song in the United States in 1958 was Italian
xVljw TIL that Nazi 'perfect Aryan' poster child was Jewish
mxdMP TIL of Pedro Alonso Lopez...one of the most prolific serial killers in history. Lopez was arrested in 1980 & convicted of 110 murders (claimed 200 more). He was only in prison for 14 years, in an asylum for 4 more, then was RELEASED & DISAPPEARED.