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TIL babies exposed to sign language babble using their hands the same way other babies do with their mouths

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BrQkx TIL that the name of the band Cage The Elephant came after an incident where a mentally disturbed man approached them after a show, hugged the lead singer Matt Shultz and kept repeating the sentence 'You have to cage the elephant'.
ANgx7 TIL the broken bottle scam originated in the Qing Dynasty and was originally used with fake porcelain
Z8Vlo TIL: Possums are one of the biggest predators of Ticks. They are responsible for killing 90% of the ticks they encounter on a daily basis and have similar grooming habits to a house cat.
GAk5G TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive.
BgB7D TIL Shakespeare's accent was (probably) closer to American English than British English