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TIL a once declared "DEAD" language [Manx Gaelic] ( 27 December 1974 when the last native speaker died) is now being taught to a new generation.

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EXD0 TIL that plankton perform 45% of Earth’s photosynthesis, yet constitute less than 1% of its total plant mass
LZOZ TIL that Avocados are optimally adapted to be eaten and digested by an animal far larger than any alive today in the Americas. It is theorized they originally evolved their current form to allow their seeds to be spread by animals like the extinct giant ground sloth.
bmb4 TIL During Great Famine, Ottoman Sultan Khaleefah Abdul-Majid I declared his intention to send £10,000 (£800,000 today) to Irish farmers but Queen Victoria requested that the Sultan send only £1,000 because she had sent only £2,000 herself.
G7Lj TIL that if you’re a United States citizen with a DUI, you’re not allowed to enter Canada.
Zpxkp TIL about Roy Sullivan, a man who had been struck by lightning 7 times and had kept a water bucket in his car due to his hair catching fire after being struck. He used the bucket on multiple occasions.