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TIL that the Ada programming language was designed in 1977 to replace 450 programming languages used by the US Dept. of Defense at the time

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jNKrR TIL: Koshik, an elephant in a South Korean zoo, learned to imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth
G6EG TIL A large lake in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital, disappeared within a few years because authorities allowed a company to develop the area. The once scenic park became a puddle after developers filled it in with sand in order to build properties
VMlYD TIL all employees who work for Four Seasons get a free five-night stay at any Four Seasons hotel every year.
8e15b TIL All four Stanley Cup Finals Riots are associated with Canadian Team and happened in Canada
oB1Bo TIL that if an Icelandic horse ever leaves Iceland, it is banished from the country forever