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TIL the International Phonetic Association, the organization who developed the International Phonetic Alphabet, was originally called 'Dhi Fonètik Tîtcerz' Asóciécon'

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xV185 TIL The Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India has approximately $19 Billion worth of gold and precious stones kept in 8 onsite vaults. One vault is still unopened and what’s kept inside is still unknown.
MeoZb TIL Although widely taught in schools, Tongue Map or Taste Map has been scientifically disproven by later research; all taste sensations come from all regions of the tongue, although different parts are more sensitive to certain tastes.
PYGvw TIL that the superb fairywren is a socially monogamous but sexually promiscuous bird. Couples stick together, but each member mates with other fairywrens. Coupled birds later help each other to raise the resulting "illegitimate" offspring.
a8WKJ TIL selling child abuse material wasn't ruled to be outside of first amendment protections until 1982.
OG66Y TIL that Brenda Lee, singer of “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” is still alive!