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TIL that an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people speak Texas German, a German dialect which can be traced back German settlers to Texas

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GAe84 TIL about the "Singing Sand Dunes" phenomenon, where certain desert dunes emit a low-pitched hum due to sand grain vibrations under specific conditions
ADQox TIL: The tensor tympani muscle causes the loud rumbling noise you hear when you close your eyes very tightly.
G7Yj TIL that two pharmaceutical companies own a patent claiming that cannabis helps kill cancer cells by promoting the re-emergence of apoptosis so that some tumours will heed the signals, stop dividing, and die.
b0LN TIL A federal prison inmate sued Taco Bell for stealing his Doritos Taco idea.
VMGvG TIL of the first English teacher in Japan — Ranald MacDonald. A bank clerk turned sailor, he taught 14 samurai English while he was held as prisoner.