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TIL Only five independent writing systems have been produced in the entire human history. Sumerian, Egyptian, Harappan, Mayan, and Chinese.

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x60P0 TIL Daniel Radcliffes stunt double was paralysed in an accident on the set of Deathly Hallows allows
kyP5 TIL all the roles in ‘Alien’ were written as unisex, able to be portrayed as male or female. Ripley only became a woman when Weaver was cast.
ZQZo TIL that in the Marvel Universe, of all the possible timelines and storyarcs, the only one that allows humanity to thrive and prosper in a perfect utopia is when Doctor Doom is allowed to become the absolute ruler.
drod TIL the Mexican Air Force squadron known as the “Aztec Eagles” played a role in the Pacific Theater of World War II, providing air support for the Allies and putting an estimated 30,000 Japanese troops out of action.
4AE6 TIL the co-creator of Twin Peaks wrote a pilot in 1999 about “survivors of a plane crash who are stranded on a tropical island, which seems to have mysterious supernatural powers.”