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TIL that the official language of Malta is a Semitic language, not a European language

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j69eX TIL of the Watermelon Riot, in which a stolen watermelon slice led to 17 deaths and property damage
kJ8ad TIL of the Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest. A contest in Tokyo, Japan, to make babies cry with the best crier being said to have a long healthy life.
b6L5N TIL that in 2007 on a trip to Paris, Prince Harry had his driver go through the same tunnel his mother Princess Diana died in at the same speed her car was going at the time, in an attempt to find closure for her death. He described the attempt as ill-conceived, saying it only brought him more pain.
grE1A TIL that Koji Kondo, the composer and sound director of the first game of the franchise The Legend of Zelda, had to give up the idea of using Maurice Ravel's Bolero as the soundtrack for the game, as the work was not free of rights then.
rZXo TIL that after its initial 90-day mission, the Opportunity Mars rover has been active on Mars for 13 years today.