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TIL up to 88% of parents of deaf children never learn ASL.

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v77x TIL in 2013, a Jägermeister-sponsored party went awry, when the staff threw liquid nitrogen into the pool to create smoke. The nitrogen displaced oxygen, poisoning the people around. 9 partygoers were hospitalized, including one who fell into a coma.
KYgEE TIL that there is a phenomena called phantom vibration syndrome. It is the perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating/ringing even when it is not.
KYk6 TIL that the 1942 Rose Bowl was played in Durham, NC due to fears of Japanese attack on west coast of US…
0nPj TIL Elon Musk originally came to America by showing up unannounced at a relatives house in Canada. He had to work odd jobs until he could afford to go to college, including cleaning boilers so filthy that he required a hazmat suit.
DewP TIL that Chinese prisoners are forced to farm World of Warcraft gold - there are thought to be 100,000 full-time gold farmers in the country.