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TIL the Irish language has three counting systems: one for math, another for humans, and another for non-humans.

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nek6B TIL that an exasperated village in West Virginia asked the Soviets for help to replacing a bridge after being ignored by the American government. The Soviets sent a journalist to investigate and within one hour the American government finally agreed to pay for it
rRA6M TIL in 1918 a man crashed, "died," was buried in a coffin, exhumed against family wishes 2 days later after an insurance debate, found ALIVE (due to being in a low-oxygen coma state), went on to become a French celebrity and invented a breathing tube apparatus/wine pack for coffins.
AVX4 TIL Vanessa Bayer of SNL was sent to Hawaii on a “Make-a-Wish” trip as a teen, because she had leukemia. She beat the cancer, graduated from the Ivy League, and now does charity work with the organization.
R57j9 TIL about the rusty-spotted cat, a very rare wild cat native to India and Sri Lanka. Referred to as the hummingbird of the cat family, they weigh in at 2-4 pounds and are thought to be the smallest wild cat species.
OGB01 TIL about a woman named Iva Toguri (Tokyo Rose) an American woman who used her position to undermine Japanese propaganda during WW2. She was named a traitor to the USA , and arrested for treason,it took her 30 years to prove her innocence.