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TIL Iceland was settled first by norse people. While Old Norse (the language) changed over time and became Norwegian, no such changes happened in Iceland. So Icelandic is more or less the same as Old Norse

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rR90y TIL Tasmania's literacy rates are far below that of mainland Australia, with at least half of the state's population unable read or write properly. This is despite a higher teacher-to-student ratio than the rest of the country.
RkJ1 TIL Neil Armstrong before leaving for the Apollo 11 Space mission signed hundreds of autographs and had them dropped in the mail on the exact date of their moon mission, in case he died during the mission and his family could monetize his autographs.
ne909 TIL that Jon Bon Jovi's first professional recording was singing backup vocals on the 1980 Star Wars tie-in Christmas album "Christmas In The Stars." The only reason he got the gig was because his cousin Tony managed the studio where the album was recorded and had hired him as a janitor.
wLVZ8 TIL Zika has all but disappeared because the majority of people in the affected countries are likely immune.
R7pe6 TIL: Since Britain was the first country to issue prepaid postage stamps, British stamps are the only stamps that do not bear the name of the country of issue on them.