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TIL 350 languages are spoken within the United States

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Yp06v TIL the green falling code in The Matrix is just loads of sushi recipes.
MyRB TIL in the 80s, the first trawling fishermen caught orange roughy fish - the subsequent boom without restrictions has pushed them to the brink of extinction because we didn’t realise they’re each hundred years old
oBAdW TIL that earwax varies by ethnicity. Black or white people typically have yellow and sticky earwax, while Asian or Native Americans typically have dry and white earwax.
ML07 TIL While making the album “Nevermind,” There was concern about the nude baby on the cover being too inappropriate. Cobain then said he would just add a sticker on the penis saying “If you’re offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile.”
kJxvB TIL that the photographer responsible for the sleeve of the iconic Deep Purple's album "Machine Head", is also on it.