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TIL Americans have a distinctive lean and it’s one of the first things the CIA trains operatives to fix.

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WkrdA TIL Oregon is the fastest speaking state in the US
BrwBb TIL a South African man plans to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to provide drinking water to 4 million people. After facing droughts limiting water usage, the 125 million ton, 70 story tall iceberg would supply 20% of Cape Town’s water needs for a year.
ymdJ TIL that Cuttlefish are one of the only animals besides humans to go into REM sleep. Not only that, but they flash random colors as they do it.
0ZQv TIL Rowan Atkinson was a PhD student in Electrical Engineering, but pursued his acting career because it aided him in overcoming a mild stutter.
9wl0p TIL Tupac Amura Shakur (2Pac), was not named that way right away. The first few days of his life his official registered name was Lesane Parish Crooks.