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TIL: There will be a SpongeBob SquarePants movie sequel!

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R7GE9 TIL that, right now, 9 languages a year, or one every 40 days, goes extinct and soon we will be losing our linguistic heritage at the rate of 26 languages each year—one every two weeks.
4VYN TIL paper cuts hurt so bad because paper does more microscopic damage to the skin, and there often isn’t blood to protect nerves afterwards.
g9nL TIL in the NHL if both goalies are injured they can be replaced by any available individual, including someone from the stands.
780dM TIL that in 1927, the philosopher Wittgenstein designed a door handle which has become a prototype for curved tubular handles ever since.
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