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TIL about Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) which causes individuals to be temporarily or permanently perceived to be speaking with a foreign accent

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kOrW5 TIL of the horse Potoooooooo, originally named "Potato" but the stable boy wrote down the name as "Pot-8-o" and the owner liked it so much he kept it.
looQA TIL the original RoboCop received an X rating from the Motion Picture Association for extreme violence. The movie was recut and resubmitted 11 more times before it was granted an R rating.
QJ5RL TIL Horses are injected with snake venom to produce antivenom
VBN14 TIL in the UK, "death by misadventure" is the official term for an accidental death caused by a risk taken voluntarily. In contrast, a coroner determined that the deceased had taken no unreasonable willful risk. Notable death by misadventures include Amy Winehouse, Bon Scott, and Stephen Milligan
j0yR TIL The Count of Monte Cristo has never been out of print in most modern languages