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TIL there is a deaf rapper named ‘Signmark’ who raps using sign language.

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b6j5Z TIL that Volcanic lightning is a rare phenomenon during eruptions. Ash, gas, and rock particles collide in the air, creating static electricity—like rubbing a balloon on your hair. This charge buildup releases as lightning within the volcanic plume, producing spectacular flashes in the sky.
Oo0YX TIL an average Artic tern, the world's most migratory bird, will travel the equivalent of a roundtrip from Earth to the Moon over 3 times during its lifetime.
p0KZ TIL that Psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, grows new brain cells and could be used as a treatment for PTSD and depression.
JYNw4 TIL Chris Evans was almost not Captain America. He turned down the role multiple times, due too Anxiety, fear of a 10-movie commitment and the public spotlight. He went to therapy before taking on the role.
LJV9 TIL: 129 years ago today Nellie Bly went undercover at a lunatic asylum to uncover the truth about how people were begin treated