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Today I learned that sign languages also have accents.

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OjEa TIL The Pledge of Allegiance did not include any religious language until 61 years ago when, “under God” was added.
R7Bej TIL that Chock Full o'Nuts coffee is actually nut free.
dl7E TIL that in 1972 a 1.7 billion year old nuclear reactor was discovered in Africa
bdKQ TIL that a man in India set a world record in 1986 by spending 72 hours in a cage with 72 of the most venomous snake species in India; to spread awareness and to prove that snakes don’t bite unless provoked. He came out of the cage, unharmed without a single bite.
loMaV TIL Chess has been solved for all positions with 7 or fewer pieces (including kings) on the board. The database for these endgame positions is 17 terabytes.