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TIL that the 22 official languages of India use 13 different writing systems: देवनागरी, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ગુજરાતી, اردو‌, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, ଉତ୍କଳ, ᱚᱞ ᱪᱤᱠᱤ, ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ, العربية

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