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TIL King James IV put twin babies on an island to see if the children would speak the language of Eden. Children developed a communication method but the experiment failed because no one else knew what language of Eden sounded like.

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QJPWp TIL that Goliath from the biblical story "David and Goliath" was four cubits and a span tall, or roughly 6'9".
b99oj TIL, When kidnapped by Cilician pirates, Julius Caesar was insulted at the low ransom demand and, after being set free, captured and crucified the pirates.
5YDP TIL Chinese leader Mao Zedong from 1958 - 1962, murdered 45 million of his own citizens. Death toll during World War 2 was 55 million worldwide.
OG0D4 Today I learned that a man made hole is deeper than the mariana trench.
M7er0 TIL about the Rotogravure, an 125-year old rotary printing press technique still used for pictures, postcards, and cardboard products.