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Today I Learned How Vinegar is Made

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yVk5J TIL Helen Keller is credited with having introduced the Akita, a Japanese dog breed, to the United States
AVNg TIL that an estimated 1.6 million people don’t have indoor plumbing in the United States.
rR4Kd TIL about KidZania, an international theme park chain where children simulate being adults, including working at jobs such as manufacturing branded items in exchange for fake money
rNL60 TIL English has 14-21 vowel sounds (depending on dialect), far more than the 5-6 of an average language like Spanish, Hindi, Telugu, Arabic, or Mandarin. This is why foreign speakers often struggle with getting English vowels right.
RaE8 TIL that Nicholas Cage received an Oscar nomination for his role in Adaptation in 2002 after director Spike Jonze told him to “ignore all of his acting instincts”