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TIL there is a written form of American Sign Language (and other sign languages) called Gloss.

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Me47A TIL Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian.the last queen of Egypt wasn't born in Egypt. As best as Historians can tell, Cleopatra VII (that's her formal name) was Greek. She was a descendant of Alexander the Great's Macedonian general Ptolemy.
977Q TIL a London double-decker bus jumped the gap in Tower Bridge when it was opened without warning.
9YNAX TIL In Himalaya are found the world’s largest honey bees, and they make hallucinogenic honey.
lobPB TIL That Point Break, the movie starring Keanu Reeves about surfers who rob banks in LA to finance their endless summer, was almost called Riders on the Storm (The Doors, song)
ANDRd TIL: "Guerilla Ontology" is a term coined by Robert Anton Wilson. Its purpose is to expose a dogmatic individual to radically unique ideas, thoughts and words. As a consequence, that person will experience cognitive dissonance and have their beliefs about reality challenged.