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TIL It’s not possible to delete a Skype account.

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Y7n0r TIL of the pirate William Dampier, who wrote the first guacamole recipe, and gave us words like chopsticks, barbecue, and breadfruit.
44lb TIL that the Nazis were willing to deport all Jews to Madagascar instead of killing them; Hitler even signed off on this in 1938. However, they lacked a method of transportation, and the result was the Holocaust.
apNo TIL that the only infixes in the English language are obscenities like fuckin’, as in “Un-fuckin’-believable”
dDwr TIL it is believed that the invention of the wheel was so challenging that it probably happened only once, in one place. Before its invention in 3500 B.C., humans were already casting metal alloys, constructing canals and sailboats, and even designing complex musical instruments such as harps.
wLl0Y TIL a 2015 Japanese study suggests that looking at pictures of puppies and kittens can help improve focus and concentration.