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NXj7e TIL Sequoyah, an illiterate warrior of the Cherokee Nation, observed the "talking leaves" (writing) of the white man in 1813. He thought it was military advantage and created a syllabary for Cherokee from scratch in 1821. It caught on quickly and Cherokee literacy surpassed 90% just 9 years later.
9YbaM TIL:In 2005, 51% of graduating students at BYU were already married
0dAjM TIL as an 18 month old infant, Muhammad Ali knocked off his mother’s tooth
RM46 TIL that one of the most popular radio acts of the 1930s was a ventriloquist, a fact which baffled contemporary critics.
m1KvM TIL that the widespread use of wigs, particularly in 17th-century Europe, was partly due to syphilis. The disease often led to hair loss and scalp sores. Wigs served to hide these symptoms, with scented powders masking associated odors.