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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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Bxob TIL Everyone has an Adam’s Apple. The Adam’s Apple is thyroid cartilage that acts as a shield for the larynx. It is more prominent in men because men commonly have a larger larynx.
awXGZ TIL that during the American Revolution at the Siege of Boston —as winter approached— the Americans were so short on gunpowder that soldiers were given spears to fight with in the event of a British attack
585D TIL The fake places exist on a map to catch copycat mapmakers
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8e6gP TIL that actor Gary Cooper was friends with Ernest Hemingway, and Hemingway based the main character of his novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls" on Cooper. When they later made a film out of the book, Cooper played the role that was based on him in the first place.