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TIL chief translator for European Parliament, Ioannis Ikonomou, speaks 32 languages fluently, including two dead ones

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BrX6W TIL that every year in Madrid, Spain, a sleeping contest is held. Contestants’ pulse are measured throughout the contest and whoever manages to sleep the most out of the 20 minutes duration wins the event.
PxgV TIL Tania Head faked being a 9/11 survivor and served as President of the WTC Survivors Network
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