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TIL of Loulis, a chimp who learned to communicate trought sign languange, but he wasn't taught by humans: he learned the signs from his adoptive mother, Washoe, the first chimp to ever learn sign languange

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JYvBV TIL a century after the bloody and violent Hatfield–McCoy feud in West Virginia/Kentucky, the two families faced off again on the game show "Family Fued" in 1979. The teams received a mannequin for every match they won as the producers thought it would be funny to “litter the stage with bodies”.
LkLRP TIL A woman in New South Wales successfully sued her twin sister for over $170,000 after a sneeze changed her life. The sister lost control of the car & hit a tree after she sneezed. She suffered lower back pain as a result and the court held that it hindered her ability to work long hours.
l7v7V TIL of a court in France which stopped a girl being named "Nutella" and forcibly renamed her to Ella in the absence of her parents. The Judge said that the name Nutella would "only lead to teasing or disparaging thoughts," a complaint not heard by her parents as they did not attend the hearing.
Nao1 TIL that we know what potassium cyanide tastes like, because an Indian scientist left a note describing its taste as he committed suicide. “Doctors, potassium cyanide. I have tasted it. It burns the tongue and tastes acrid,”
VMEWp TIL Car dealerships are always next to each other because, even though it increases competition, it creates a "destination" for car buyers, increasing traffic for all of them. It's called an "Auto Row."