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TIL that up to 50% of young twins develop a secret language that can not be understood by others.The phenomenon is called cryptophasia and is thought to be created to communicate when one of the twins develop language slower than the other.

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awXNo TIL, The team manager of S.L Benfica was refused a pay rise in 1962 despite bringing them success. He walked out of the job, and cursed the club, claiming they would never win a European Title again. They proceeded to reach the final and lose in 1963, 1965, 1968, 1983, 1988, 1990, 2013, and 2014.
oBWPo TIL the song “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was supposed to be a ballad, but during a recording session, Hawkins “screamed and grunted” through the whole song because he was drunk. It was his most-successful recording and is in The Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
GYKw1 TIL baking soda and vitamins B1 and B9 (found notably in butter and some fishes) are some treatments for alcohol poisoning.
7rNer TIL The late famous Swedish DJ Tim Bergling's stage name Avicii "means the lowest level of hell, it's just cool," Avicii told USA TODAY back in 2012. Indeed, in Buddhism, Avīci is a hell where dead who have sinned will, after enduring punishment, be reborn. Rest in peace Tim.
LQWAp TIL Tom Cruise ended his marriages with Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes when they each turned 33. Additionally, each ex-wife was 11 years younger than the previous one.