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TIL that there are only 420 Blobfish left in the world

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rNm0o TIL some old Mongolian names are deliberately 'disparaging' to fool bad spirits/diseases into believing a child has already been afflicted. e.g. Sorqaqtani, "Pox girl". Others express frustration, e.g. "Oghul-qaimish", 'next time a boy'.
x66R1 TIL The Epic of Gilgamesh was lost to history. Archaeologists didn't rediscover the text until the 19th century
JYK7B TIL that IKEA told as eye-KEY-uh, is actually pronounced as ee-KAY-uh.
Brmwx TIL The US had a president born in every decade from 1730s-1940s, except 2: 1810s and 1930s
vPOBR TIL Fayetteville AR is named for Fayetteville TN, which is in turn named for Fayetteville NC