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TIL an estimated 90% of silent films are completely lost.

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Y7OAP TIL that some people in the US Midwest call bell peppers “mangoes”
E1V0 TIL the original definition of “googolplex,” as defined by mathematician Edward Kasner’s 9-year-old nephew, was: “one, followed by writing zeroes until you get tired.”
4kLXw Today I learned that in Germany and Scandinavia, the musical note B natural is called H, while B flat is just called B.
kOB4d TIL An Entrepreneur in Hong Kong (Tin Ka Ping)who had donated 80% of his wealth throughout his life to build over 200 schools and 1000 libraries in Hong Kong and Mainland China. During the 1997 financial crisis, he had even sold his mansion to continue funding his charity foundation.
rPEW TIL US government conscripted mentally and physically unfit soldiers for Vietnam war to avoid backlash from conscripting students