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TIL fewer than 10% of legally blind people in the United States can actually read Braille.

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6LrZ TIL a 87 year old Baltimore woman locked a police officer in her basement when he tried searching her home without a warrant. She sued and won a $95,000 settlement.
VBQ08 TIL during World War 2, Pittsburgh produced more steel and iron than all Axis powers—combined.
E1rl7 TIL Crocodiles can survive without eating food for more then 3 years due to their effecient energy storage system
xV0Nw TIL - The American Indians didn't have horses until the Spanish came to the continent.
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