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TIL: Whistling loud with your fingers (while being a skill that a lot of people think is impossible for them to learn due to mouth/tongue-shape), is actually, probably something that practically anybody can learn, with sufficient practice. Important note: time might vary from minutes to hours/days.

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Wl8B TIL an orangutan named Pony was used as a sex slave in a village in Borneo. She would automatically ‘assume the position’ whenever a man neared her. It took over a year for authorities to free her because she was a favorite of the locals who fought against her release.
N7GyN TIL the word "thug" originates from a murderous Indian cult that strangled travelers to death. The cult operated for over 500 years and may have killed millions of people.
gMg18 TIL Italy built an entire courthouse to prosecute the Mafia. They charged 475 members in a trial that lasted from 1986-1992. To date, it is one of the biggest trials in history.
b9WJa TIL of Precordial catch syndrome, a condition where you get random harmless stabbing pains in the chest
MeRMK TIL Casualty or ‘Mercy’ dogs were vital in World War One. They carried supplies so wounded soldiers could help themselves to supplies and tend to their own wounds, whilst other more gravely wounded soldiers would seek the company of a Mercy dog to wait with them whilst they died.