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TIL 350 languages are spoken within the United States

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neeD9 TIL that infants as young as 9 months old have been shown to be able to understand that other people need help, even before they are capable of helping them themselves.
PYKbw TIL that, to save money on postage, some letter writers in the 19th century turned their paper 90 degrees to continue the correspondence. Examples are called crossed letters and the technique is called cross-hatching or cross-writing.
aW5L TIL: New York Macy’s has an escalator made of wood … and is still in operation!
1aWpd TIL in 1938 when Neville Chamberlain returned from visiting Hitler promising "peace for our time", the crowd of 5,000 supporters at the airport were eclipsed by 15,000 protestors in the streets in London, but wasn't reported on due to Chamberlain's manipulation of the BBC.
p8XWe TIL the "X" in "Xmas" comes from the Greek letter "Chi".