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TIL Raccoons can make more than 200 different sounds

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W7GEd TIL Salvador Dali claimed to remember being in the womb. He described it as "floating" in calmness, warmth, and security. Many believe his claim should be taken as metaphor to align with his eccentric image and fascination with the surreal.
NGWP TIL that what you see can change what you hear (aka McGurk Effect)
GAoBg TIL that the garden of the Taj Mahal was designed by Ali Mardan Khan, a Kurdish chief belonging to the Zîk tribe, who was one of the emirs of Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan.
vPOrR TIL 24 of the 50 US states have Native American derived names (many through French), 1 is Hawaiian, 4 directly from Spanish, 11 named after people, several of various origins (English, French, Latin), and at least 6 of unknown origin.
ADyog TIL Citibank accidentally sent $900 million to lenders of the makeup company Revlon. It's a unwritten rule that mistaken payments are sent back. And that's what everyone thought would happen — except the lenders wouldn't do it. And then a surprising court ruling said that the lenders could keep it