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TIL space has been continuously occupied by humans for 14 years 316 days as of today.

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Z8rko TIL about the mysterious worldwide epidemic of Encephalitis lethargica. The disease attacks the brain, leaving some victims in a statue-like condition, speechless and motionless. Between 1915 and 1926, 500,000 dead or incapacitated from it. It disappeared as mysteriously as it came in to the world.
xV4PD TIL that over 2000 languages are classified extinct
bLkj TIL you have a 76.6% chance of surviving a plane crash even when you narrow down the stats to the worst accidents. If you include all accidents you have a 95.7% of surviving.
R5jBa TIL of the Iftar Cannon, an Egyptian tradition of signaling the end of a day's fasting period during Ramadan by firing a single cannon shot at sundown. As a result, some homes and hotels use prop cannons as a type of Ramadan decoration.
QJdXa TIL Turtles and tortoise don't "live in their shells", they ARE their shells, their spine is inside the shell.