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TIL some earbud manufacturers put a tactile mark on the left earbud for blind people to recognise L from R. Usefull even for people with no vision imparities to recognise them in dark

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pgrN TIL of Tommy McHugh, who at 51 “attempted to evacuate his bowels quickly due to a knock on the toilet door,” suffered a brain hemorrhage, and unlocked a previously hidden talent for creating poetry and art
j8Mn TIL Louis Zamperini got drunk and stole a flag from Hitler’s house
W71J4 TIL that the 'Jesus lizard' (Basiliscus basiliscus) found in Central and South America is famed for its water-running ability. Nearly 95% utilise specialised hind feet to create air pockets and dash up to 10 feet (3 meters) across water surfaces.
GYQgE TIL: the “selfie stick” was once considered so unnecessary that it was included in a Chindōgu book consisting of 101 Un-Useless Japanese Inventions by Kenji Kawakami. Chindōgu are things that are almost completely useless, but not quite.
kOvk5 TIL that despite the name, no centipede has exactly one hundred legs because they always have an odd number of leg pairs