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TIL that places that end in -stan mean "places of" in Persian

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W1p8 TIL Stephen Hawking can only speak at 1 word per minute. He does this by twitching his cheek to control a cursor on a screen
loVoB TIL that covered wooden bridges may last 5x longer than a regular wooden bridge. I was wondering why go through the hassle? Welp, only gotta go through the hassle once a century...
VM58 TIL Mozart wrote a “mirror” duet for two violins. The second violin’s part is played by turning the sheet music upside down and using the same notes. I feel I should quit music now.
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