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TIL Belgian actually is a language, but it is extinct.

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gMkWb TIL of Lingchi, also known as death by a thousand cuts, which was a form of torture and execution used from roughly 900 CE until it was banned in 1905. It involved methodically slicing portions of the body over an extended period of time, eventually resulting in death.
xV54w TIL Atlanta artist TI has saved at least two people from suicide attempts. One of them was the lead singer of Creed, Scott Stapp. The other was a 24-year-old Atlanta resident who was going to jump from a 22-story building. After hearing about the situation, TI drove to the scene to help.
mgnM TIL the United States and Russia signed a treaty in 1967 agreeing not to nuke the Moon
RBP9 TIL Houdini was friends with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle until his debunkings lead Doyle to believe Houdini was a medium using his power to block other psychics.
nMAY TIL: The Irish-Jamaicans make up 25% of the Jamaican population.