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TIL There are constructed words used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. For instance: “Ghoughpteighbteau” could be pronounced “Potato”

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N77G1 TIL the Dungan people of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan speak Chinese but use a Cyrillic alphabet because they were under Soviet rule before.
kOKXB TIL due to medical advancements, HIV sufferer life expectancy went from 39 in 1996 to 72 in 2011 with appropriate medication.
aN49 TIL of an experiment called The Three Christs of Ypsilanti. Three schizophrenics claiming to be Jesus were brought together have their reactions documented. In the end, each came to the conclusion that the other two must have mental issues.
5YkxP TIL about Swineburne island, an abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York used during the 19th and 20th century as a quarantine for infected passengers
9wN1m TIL that the Japanese version of The Ring had a sequel called Spiral which was released at the same time as The Ring. While The Ring became a success, Spiral flopped so they had to make Ring 2 to replace it as the sequel.