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TIL that there are tounge-twisters in sign language.

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QwP9 TIL the word “Chad”, as in the African country means “large expanse of water”, or “lake” so Lake Chad just means Lake Lake and the country name Chad just means Lake, despite being significantly covered by desert
LQy90 TIL: Phan Thi Kim Phuc, the injured girl who was in the equally infamous and iconic "Napalm girl" image, survived her third-degree burns and became a UNESCO humanitarian, even eventually meeting with the pilot who dropped the napalm and forgave him.
Br7Lk TIL that a British ship deliberately threw slaves into the ocean in order to cash in on the insurance of the slaves.
Z8RKv TIL McDonald's buys a lot of apples. As of 2016, McDonald's sold more than 10% of all sliced apples in the US. At its core, the apple industry resurgence over the last decade can be traced, at least in part, to McDonald's.
47La TIL that the infamous “Florida Man” phenomenon is caused by the state’s transparency laws, which give the media access to all arrest reports.