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TIL India has 29 languages with at least one million native speakers each

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KOaRa TIL that much of the human genome is made up the DNA of long extinct viruses which infected our ancestors
7rOVO TIL that the patient in the National Geographic best picture of 1987 depicting the famous 23hrs heart transplantation which shows the Doctor monitoring his vitals while the assistant rests in the corner not only survived but outlived the doctor.
8JD4 TIL that in Iceland, criminals are put on a waiting list to serve their time in prison because there aren’t enough available jail cells. Many people who are on this list pay fines or do community service as an alternative to prison.
BgLKL TIL the first webcam, created in 1991 at the University of Cambridge, was used to monitor a coffee pot in real time so researchers could check if there was fresh coffee without leaving their desks.
DQXmP TIL the probability of a blue lobster existing is about one in two million