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TIL that we are losing language at an unprecedented rate. It is estimated that within the next 100 years, 80% of all currently spoken languages will be extinct

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P5Ww TIL the Kodak company used a 13-month calendar from 1924 to 1989 and George Eastman pushed for its worldwide acceptance.
N7wle TIL that Simon Baron-Cohen, a well-known and influential scientist in the field of autism, and the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen are cousins
GYG65 TIL there is an organization called Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW) that enlists veterans to protect endangered species by hunting poachers in Africa
Yp5oW TIL Blackbeard is most famous for his legendary blockade of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. In 1718, Blackbeard entered Charleston Harbor in his ship known as Queen Anne's Revenge with three smaller ships. He proceeded to plunder five merchant ships entering or leaving the harbor.
4XBRN TIL Ty Warner, creator of Beanie Babies, gave a woman who was dying of kidney disease $20,000 to get a banned stem cell treatment outside the US that could save her life. He only met her once, when he was lost and she gave him directions in a parking lot.