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TIL the UNESCO estimates that about half of e world's spoken languages will disappear by the end of the century. Out of all languages in the world, 2,000 have fewer than 1,000 native speakers.

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aexb TIL that the chief of Police in St. Paul let mobsters like Machine Gun Kelly, John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson live in the city as long as they didn’t commit any crimes there. They were also protected from extradition and tipped off of any federal raids.
Bmvr TIL That a “Hearing Protection Act” has been introduced which would remove the heavy taxes and wait periods for firearm suppressors, letting them be purchased like guns.
YpM7v Today I learned Willie Nelson has played the same guitar,“Trigger” for 50 years. It has been signed by friends, family, lawyers, and Johnny Cash. It was his last remaining possession twice. Willie has played it at over 10,000 shows and he gets it repaired every year at the same shop in Austin,TX
6e78 TIL former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle drilled a hole in the front of his safety helmet and installed cigarette lighters in his race cars in the 80’s and 90’s so that he could smoke while racing. NASCAR permitted it during caution periods of races.
xVNJ7 TIL Quebec engineering students invented a giant vacuum to clean up microplastics from beaches. At about 3 gallons/minute, it sucks sand into a tank which then separates particles by weight, so plastic can be filtered out.