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Til there are more then 20 Sovereign states in the North America

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59r8 TIL that the name “Pakistan” was devised in 1933 as the acronym for: Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sindh, and BalochiSTAN. Also, in Farsi and Urdu, “Pak” means “clean” and “-stan” means country
9xBp TIL that the Russian Empire expanded at a rate of 55 square miles a day, for nearly 400 years
aQaM TIL when JJ Abrams chose to have John Williams score The Force Awakens, he gave his frequent composer/collaborator Michael Giacchino a role as stormtrooper FN-3181 in the raid on Jakku as an apology.
JE9Q TIL: That in the dreams of deaf people, they still don’t hear but either the people in their dreams know sign language or all communication is essentially telepathic.
BayL TIL That the human body uses around 50-75 kg of ATP a day, yet there is never more than 5g in your body at any one moment.