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TIL that the football huddle was invented at Gallaudet University, an all-deaf school, to prevent opposing teams from seeing their signs.

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b6kXN TIL that in India, there is a city where families pay expensive fees to get their children tutored for elite-college entrance exams. Many will fail
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