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TIL that the traditional Mongolian script is ultimately derived from Ancient Egyptian Heirogliphics

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nJ6o TIL that in Toy Biz v. United States, the manufacturing division for Marvel successfully argued in a court of law that mutants are “nonhuman creatures” to get around higher tariffs on toys depicting humans.
69G6w TIL the 700 3rd class passengers on the titanic all had to share two bathtubs. One for men and one for women
jW7E TIL of John ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill, a British Army officer who fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword. He holds the last recorded kill with a bow and arrow in action.
QNgQp TIL it is possible to kill yourself in your sleep. This condition is called parasomnia pseudo-suicide
R7561 TIL: De Beers has spent millions trying to detect the difference between "real" diamonds and modern lab-grown diamonds - so far to no avail - as the diamond supply floods with cheap chinese lab-grown gems.