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TIL that people who develop hearing problems during mid-life (aged 40–65) have an increased risk of developing dementia

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D1j5r TIL author C.S. Lewis wrote upon arriving in England that "the strange English accents with which I was surrounded seemed like the voices of demons. But what was worst was the English landscape."
AjPg TIL That the word Oxymoron is a oxymoron in its self, Oxy meaning sharp and Moron meaning dull.
jNXeR TIL Blackbeard was from North Carolina.
N7mPP TIL that Screech Owls keep blind snakes as pets/housekeepers. The snakes are carried to the owl's nest, and then burrow into it and eat bugs that would otherwise pose a threat to the owl's young.
pYE9e TIL Bees and flowers are both electrically charged which allows a bee to detect which flower still has nectar