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TIL Pakistan is the third largest English speaking country by population, behind India and the US, with around 49% of the population speaking English

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b9r49 TIL in 1935, suspected for murder Lloyd Holmes shot himself in the head with a .32 caliber pistol in a boatshed. However, the bullet only knocked him unconscious causing him to fall into the water. He later awoke, climbed into a speedboat, and lead the police on a chase for several hours.
X0ZmQ TIL since ancient Latin lacked the letters J and U, Julius Caesar's name would have actually been either “GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR” or “GAIVS IVLIVS CAIVS.” The standard abbreviation was “C. IVLIVS CÆSAR,” reflecting the older spelling.
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