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TIL that a guy working for the European Union speaks 32 languages fluently

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EVJ7 TIL a young child was separated from his mother, and was consequently adopted by an australian family. He tracked her down as an adult by matching hazy memories with landmarks on Google Earth
XEQMR TIL that one teaspoon of honey is a lifetime work of 12 bees
kJex7 TIL health professionals are more likely than the public at large to buy generic painkillers, because they realize that they’re just as effective as name brands
7mkL TIL in 2007 a German pensioner was given a prison term of five months for, amongst other things, training his dog ‘Adolf’ to raise his right paw in a Nazi salute every time the command “Heil Hitler!” was uttered
Z8nEv TIL there have been 13 different times where three people have been the pope in the same year, each of which are known as the "Year of Three Popes". Additionally, 1276, known as the "Year of Four Popes", saw four people as the pope.