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TIL there are over 7000 spoken languages in the world.

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ADBWo TIL that a study by Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello showed that when given rewards for helping, children were less likely to help in future situations compared to when they were not given rewards.
6l6l TIL that the table knife has a rounded tip because in 1669, Louis XIV decreed that all pointed knives be dulled down to reduce violence in Court and the streets.
6EmQl TIL the gold medalist in the men's triathlon in the 2016 Olympics ran the 10k portion in around 31 minutes. This is the same as running a mile in around 5 minutes for six times. The 10k portion of triathlon takes place after a 1.5 km swim and 40 km cycle with no breaks in between.
GPxE TIL: Lack of connection is a key reason why people have suicidal thoughts; isolation contributes to and escalates their pain.
EdVd TIL that a child only displaying redeye in one eye in a photograph, should be immediately checked for retinolastoma, a cancer of the retina.