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TIL that among the methods to find out how Latin was pronounced was comparing spelling mistakes.

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9rwr TIL an Indian rationalist was accused of blasphemy and had to flee the country after he proved that the “miracle” tears coming from a Jesus statue actually came from clogged drainage pipes.
9Pem TIL the UK has 1% of the world’s population but 20% of its CCTV cameras - one for every 14 people
7rV8p TIL that the real Johnny Appleseed was a wealthy missionary and a nurseryman named John Chapman. Rather then randomly planting apples he planted them as a way to gain land. Also his apples werent for eating but to make brandy instead. He also planted medicine herbs to give to the Native Americans.
5VrKR TIL until 1974, the US billion was quantified as 1,000 million and the UK billion was 1 million million.
OG6mL TIL Since the brown treesnake has no natural predators or other controls on Guam, it multiplied rapidly and has virtually wiped out Guam’s native forest birds. The snakes also crawl on electrical lines and cause expensive power outages and electrical damage.