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Short answer: You’re less distracted by your native tongue.

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WDPY TIL JCPenney tried to do away with fake retail sales and implemented flat rate pricing. They failed miserably and lost 700 million dollars.
OoepX TIL of Laynes Law in which every debate is over the definition of a word.
neYMr TIL about the Crypt of Civilization, one of the first modern time capsules, sealed in 1940 in Georgia. Modeled after the Egyptian tombs of the pharaohs, it will be opened in 8113 AD.
DnpD TIL a mother skinned one of her sons alive and fed his flesh to cannibal relatives, her other son was caged in the cellar
JYDE8 TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't allowed to dub his own role in Terminator in German, as his accent is considered very rural by German/Austrian standards and it would be too ridiculous to have a death machine from the future come back in time and sound like a hillbilly.