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TIL that singing clearly is possible with a speech impediment because singing and speech are processed by different hemispheres of the brain

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l7gZB TIL of "Protected view" which is the legal requirement within urban planning to preserve the view of a specific place or historic building from another location. Like the the St Paul's Cathedral in London where high-rise development is restricted at certain sites if it would obstruct the view of it.
45Mg TIL about the Irish Goodbye, where you leave a social gathering without saying a word. It won’t be rude because they won’t even notice that you left.
VpBQ TIL that American speech is punctuated with “uh” & “um”, English speech with “er” & “erm”, Japanese with “ā”, “anō”, & “ēto”, German with “äh”, French with “euh”– basically, every language uses different sounds to interrupt themselves while their brain is working on forming thoughts into words.
9w1np TIL that in a part of India, people kill old people by making them drink an excessive amount coconut water. The process is known as Thalaikoothal.
Lkjr0 TIL there are still people alive today who had a grandparent born in the 1700s