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TIL That only 50% of Americans can read at an 8th grade level

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9wdk6 TIL machines can not mimic handmade crochet items due to the intricate patterns and weaves involved
QJNdd Misleading by "telling the truth" is so pervasive in daily life that a new term has recently been coined to describe it: paltering.
rb91 TIL A Dutch door is a door divided horizontally in such a fashion that the bottom half may remain shut while the top half opens. The initial purpose of this door was to keep animals out of farmhouses, or keep children inside, while allowing light and air to filter through the open top.
7roXZ TIL that before artificial dentures were invented, teeth were pulled from dead soldiers to make dentures for the rich!
Yo4W TIL of the Sworn Virgins, women in the Balkans that have taken a vow of chastity in order to live their lives as men, allowing them to be heads of households and engage in male activities like smoking, drinking and carrying a gun.