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TIL that people with severe aphasia (language loss from left brain damage) often retain the ability to swear normally even when they've lost most other speech abilities.

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MZvB TIL that Tim Burton’s movie, “Mars Attacks” was inspired by an ultra violent trading card set made by pulp novel cover artist Norman Saunders. He made the move very true to the cards as well.
PYooV TIL of Diana Trujillo - who despite being a 17 year old immigrant arriving to America with no English skills and only $300 dollars in her pocket - was able to work her way from housekeeper to becoming an aerospace engineer at NASA who helped create the robotic arm for Mars rover Perseverance.
WKJ8 TIL the Chinese takeout box is an American invention that has never been used in China.
N7edE TIL Night vision goggles are green because because the human eye can differentiate more shades of green than any other color.
XE8dP TIL that Mount Kailash in Tibet is considered to be sacred in four religions: Hinduism, Bon, Buddhism, and Jainism. Due to its religious significance, Kailash remains an unclimbed mountain.