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TIL that there are tounge-twisters in sign language.

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Joll TIL female elephants are known to masturbate one another with their trunks (observed only in captivity)
W7xeL TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown.
Lk1pQ TIL that the two of the US pilots who were able to take off during the attack on Pearl Harbor and down 7 enemy aircraft in the process were denied the Medal of Honor because their commanding officer said they had "taken off without orders".
98eB TIL That the police have no duty to respond to or protect citizens from crime. And this is codified by The Supreme Court!
OX5R TIL that one of the first things free blacks could grow, eat, and sell were watermelons. It became a symbol of freedom that was corrupted into a negative stereotype by southern whites and still persists today.