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TIL there’s a village in Nigeria where men and women speak different words for the same things

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9YWbm TIL Kim Jong Il once kidnapped the biggest South Korean director and movie star (who were also ex-husband and wife) and brought them to North Korea to make movies for him. They escaped by convincing him to let them go abroad to promote the North Korean film industry.
ADMko TIL the first time a switch hitter went up against a switch pitcher they kept alternating stances until the umpires stopped the game
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BrvQx TIL that the reason why most birds sleep on one leg is that they have no plumage there. They therefore lift a leg up to keep it warm and thus limit heat exchange while maintaining the possibility of flying away quickly in case of danger.