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TIL French was the official language of England for about 300 years from 1066 to 1362.

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8eKxb TIL that in 2013, Walter Gafvert was arrested for possession of child prn, only to download more child prn on his smartphone while being interviewed at the police station.
0wo0M TIL of former Congressman Leo Ryan (D), who was assassinated in the events leading up to the Jonestown Massacare
VE9D TIL that Walmart banned the sale of Superbad in Honolulu because it contained a replica of the fake i.d card Mclovin’ used in the movie.
e0WOn TIL the UNESCO estimates that about half of e world's spoken languages will disappear by the end of the century. Out of all languages in the world, 2,000 have fewer than 1,000 native speakers.
5VPbP TIL about the tomb of eve, the archaeological site that was purported to be the grave of Eve(hawwah) located in jeddah. The tomb was destroyed by the saudi king in 1928 due to concerns with idolatry.