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TIL that there are more people who speak the English as a second language than native English-speakers around the world

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R7498 TIL the oldest living Alligator, "Muja" in the Belgrade Zoo, not only survived WW2 (where the Belgrade zoo was almost totally destroyed) but also the 1999 NATO bombings during the war in Serbia, 54 years later. He is estimated to be at least 80 years old. But there are no records of his DOB.
oB0nA TIL of the cyber sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry to accompany the Windows 95 launch
8RVK TIL Indiana State Prison allows murderers to adopt cats and have them in their cells.
QNZKM TIL there’s a species of snail named after Steve Irwin. Its name is Crikey steveirwini.
dDnWK TIL the Zamburak, a swivel gun mounted on a camel, was used in war by several Islamic empires of the 17th-19th centuries.