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TIL that many non-english languages have no concept of a spelling bee because the spelling rules in those languages are too regular for good spelling to be impressive

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ADAdx TIL of the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, a public monument in London commemorating ordinary people who died saving the lives of others and who might otherwise have been forgotten.
maao TIL the US passed an act authorizing an invasion of The Hague in the Netherlands in order to free any US serviceman being held by the International Criminal Court
69Lo7 TIL there is a species of jumping spider in Africa which specializes in feeding on blood-filled female mosquitoes.
kAkW TIL that a plastic IV bag, which costs less than 50 cents to produce, costs more than 500 dollars for the sick patient using it.
4XgD6 TIL that there are over 20,000 adults suffering from congenital rubella syndrome in the USA after their mums caught Rubella in the 60s. They suffer deafness, blindness and neurological problems.