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vA0j TIL Sheila Chandra, singer of classic 80s hit Ever So Lonely, has developed a rare condition called Burning Mouth Syndrome which causes intense pain when speaking or singing, effectively rendering her mute.
xV8Pb TIL Justin Bieber smoked so much weed on a private jet the pilots were forced to put on oxygen masks
WaEN TIL in 1880 Alex Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, also invented the photophone, a device that transmits sound using visible light. Although he called it his greatest invention, it wasn’t until the 1980s, over a century later, that it precursed fibre optics, the backbone of the modern Internet
1abZD TIL Arrow, a now-bankrupt Formula 1 team fell for a Nigerian Prince scam in 1999.
J1r9V TIL that every Texas Ranger's badge is carved from Mexican silver, rather than cast like most other badges. Standard issue badges are all made almost exclusively using 1947 or 1948 Cinco Peso coins by only three master silversmiths and engravers.