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TIL: The inability to pronounce the letter “R” is called Rhotacism, thus making it impossible for the sufferers to pronounce their own affliction.

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xVGgw TIL Lolilta is the last Southern Resident Orca in captivity at Miami Seaquarium. Captured in 1970, it is thought that her ~92 year old mother, L-95, is still alive in the wild with the rest of Lolita's L-Pod Family. Southern Resident Orca stay with their Mother's & pod their whole life
RZk4 TIL that not only did Roy Sullivan survive seven lightening strikes, but after he was struck the seventh time he fought off a bear by hitting it with a tree branch, making it the 21st time he hit a bear with a stick.
P14bw TIL that a Coca-Cola secretary offered to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi responded by notifying Coca-Cola, and the secretary was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
M7N17 TIL that Anglo-Indians (Indians with British ethnic origin) have 2 reserved seats in India's Parliament (Lok Sabha)
RRm6 TIl that more Falklands veterans have committed suicide since the war than were killed during it.