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

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GYPpG TIL the reason we write from left to right is to not smudge ink. The Greeks (from whom English is derived) mostly had right handed stone workers and when they began to use papyrus, left to right allowed them to see what they were writing as well as prevent ruining the paper by smudging the ink
P1M5e TIL that writer Sylvia Plath, her son Nicholas Hughes and her husband's mistress all died by suicide
QNQdk TIL the Monastery of the Martyrs of Akhmim, in Egypt, is a place of pilgrimage for many who believe that visiting the preserved remains of Coptic saints can cure illnesses. "The priest there says "The saints are still bleeding, and the hair is growing. If you pick up the head it Glows"
9pOD TIL Sean Connery lost his virginity when he was 14 years old to an adult woman.
0ddRR TIL prominent high-fashion designer Martin Margiela had a 1989 fashion show on a playground near Paris. The public were invited, including children, who sat on the ground in front. The kids didn't observe usual decorum as they posed for photos, sprinted onto the runway, and rode a model's shoulders