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TIL that much of our understanding of early language development is derived from the case of an American girl (pseudonym Genie), a so-called feral child who was kept in nearly complete silence by her abusive father, developing no language before her release at age 13.

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YpEMP TIL in the Pliocene, 3 million years ago, the world was about 2C warmer than now, and sea levels were somewhere between 10M and 40M higher than now. 2C is also the rise we hope to keep below by 2100.
WkXN8 TIL in 1972 a snorkeling chemist investigating what he first believed was a buried corpse uncovered the Riace Bronzes, little known to the public and today considered by many to be the most exquisite and alluring statues ever made for their combined realism and exaggeration of key features
EgOb0 TIL the first internet spammers were lawyers selling immigration services. At the time, they faced severe backlash from ISP’s and users.
yQp6J TIL There are two bars in Swizterland whose interior is themed along the Alien movies and modelled by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger
J1Jbv TIL you don’t need to be a former British colony to join the Commonwealth of Nations. Mozambique, Rwanda, Gabon and Togo are all members despite no historical connections to the former British Empire.