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TIL that the US army has an esports team.

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9YvYM TIL about Washoe, a chimpanzee who learned sign language. After her caretaker missed a few weeks work and told her "MY BABY DIED" in sign language, Washoe looked down, and then responded with "CRY" while miming the act of tears falling
DLVg TIL that a woman driving to a Dave Matthews concert stopped to help a motorcyclist with a flat tire, who turned out to be Dave Matthews. She and her boyfriend got front row seats, backstage passes, and Matthews took them to dinner afterwords.
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