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TIL To prevent English tech vocabulary from entering the French language, French officials suggested 'le mobile multifonction' (mobile multifunction) as an alternative to the English word 'smartphone.'

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jGvN TIL that the Dothraki language was designed to sound like Arabic to the untrained ear, or a mix between Spanish and Arabic to anyone who knows Arabic.
rZoW TIL elephants can tell the difference between human languages and know which languages belong to people with a history of hurting elephants.
vPl8K TIL Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain is the only song credited to all 5 members because it was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials.
j6JgX TIL that a woman named Jo Cameron has a rare genetic mutation that makes her unable to feel pain or anxiety. Despite numerous injuries throughout her life, Jo has never needed painkillers.
oRZ0E TIL: British-based firm Reckitt Benckiser admitted in 2016 that it sold a humidifier disinfectant that killed about 100 people in South Korea. They withdrew their product after South Korean authorities suggested a link between chemicals to sterilise humidifiers and lung conditions in 2011.