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TIL there are over 7000 spoken languages in the world.

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pYDmO TIL in 1961 an 11-yr-old girl survived drifting on a dinghy without food or water for roughly 82 hours before being rescued. The captain of her boat had sunk it in an attempt to kill those on board that he hadn't already killed. His wife, her parents & two siblings died. He committed suicide later.
JklQ TIL before the 1900’s, it was theorised that birds slept at the bottom of lakes or migrated to the moon for the winter.
yyKX TIL the Nation of Islam believes a scientist named Yakub created the white race in a 600 year eugenics program on the island of Patmos.
KO0a4 TIL that Mr. Rogers wrote almost all of the music used in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, totaling over 289 songs. In addition, the famous sweaters he wore in each episode were all knitted by his mother.
ZEaB TIL a man built up so much static electricity in his clothes as he walked that he burned carpets, melted plastic, and sparked a mass evacuation.