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TIL Helen Keller could tell by sniffing the air what building she was passing, when it was lunch, when it was raining & when the grass was being cut. She found the smells of New York City--crowds of people & traffic--as oppressive

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kOmx4 TIL that no company on earth produces VCRs or VHS tapes anymore, not even for the novelty
Op14 TIL the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral was accused of being a ‘fake’, as he made meaningless hand gestures that did not reflect established signs.
B8jx TIL that in 2008 a man struck a deal with prosecutors agreeing to plead guilty to murder in exchange for a bucket of KFC & some Popeyes chicken
kJoeB TIL that television journalist Deborah Norville was notified by an eagle-eyed TV viewer that she had a lump on her neck and advised to see a doctor. That lump was a cancerous thyroid nodule which Norville needed surgery to remove.
dDmpE TIL Hugh Hefner paid $75000 for the burial spot next to Marilyn Monroe stating "Spending eternity next to Marilyn is too sweet to pass up