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TIL that Daniel Tammet,an extremely gifted autistic savant, was given a week to learn Icelandic and was able to successfully complete an interview on national television.

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QgAp TIL in 1992, a mentally retarded man was executed, after having saved the dessert from his last meal for later.
kJrBm TIL about Stendhal Syndrome. It is caused by looking at beautiful art. It can cause things like rapid heart beating, dizziness, hallucinations.
neXPb TIL cocaine and nicotine have been found in the hair of ancient Egyptian mummies
VMkaD TIL In 1993, 16-year-old Keron Thomas posed as a train conductor and drove an A train for three hours and safely delivered passengers to their destinations before he accidentally triggered an emergency brake on a fast curve.
R7by4 TIL of the New Zealand Black Robin that went from extinct to threatened after scientists found 6 males and 1 female on a rocky island isolated from introduced predatory species. today there are hundreds of Black Robins.