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TIL The Singer Sewing Machine Company built 500 1911 pistols for the US Government in 1939 and they are one of the most collectable firearms of that era.

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D15ar TIL That the Vatican actually has a national football team. Vatican's national football team has played against 7 international football teams, which they have either lost or tied with the other team. The team consists only by Swiss guards and museum guards.
G9wJ TIL a man named John Wesley Hyatt invented a replacement for ivory billiard balls. The balls were made of nitrocellulose, a substance prone to exploding when struck by things such as a pool cue.
R55Kw TIL that Joshua Thompson sued Michigan AMC movie theater over the high price of concession snacks. He claims he used to take his snacks until the theater banned the practice. Thompson paid $8 for a soda and packet of Goobers, but he spent less than $3 for the same at a drug store nearby.
l75mr TIL that almost 10% of modern Mongolians are descended from Genghis Khan
wLKrE TIL there are over 7,000 languages spoken today - 839 alone in Papua New Guinea. Roughly 1/3 of all languages are endangered.