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TIL there are between 5 and 8 language isolates in the whole of Eurasia. In New Guinea and surrounding Papuan islands, there are up to 37 of them.

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nevo TIL “Batman” was created not just by Bob Kane, but also a partner, Bill Finger, who was never credited for anything Batman related until recently. He is responsible for the original ideas of the Batman persona, costume, Gotham, characters, etc.
Bbwb TIL White-nose syndrome is a disease that severely threatens the U.S. bat population and has killed more than 5.7 million bats
EXyV TIL: There is a company that drills for oil based on predictions consistent with Biblical Flood Geology…. and It Hasn’t Found Any Oil…. I introduce to you, Zion Oil Corp
gVrW TIL that Wikipedia is “close to the level of accuracy in Encyclopedia Britannica”, with a similar rate of “serious errors”
LN1m TIL Louis C.K auditioned for SNL in 1993, and failed.