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TIL that only around 10% of blind Americans know how to read Braille, compared to 1950, where 50% knew how to read Braille. This is due to a shortage of teachers to teach it and more reliance on technology as well as Braille being seen as outdated.

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NX0ZN TIL of Robert of St. Albans, an English Templar knight who converted to Islam in 1187 and led an army for Saladin against the Crusaders during the Battle of Hattin and in Jerusalem. Robert's conversion to Islam caused significant dismay among the Christians and sparked ill-will toward the Templars
W79D8 TIL that Limestone powder is poisonous.
EVaP TIL Horses are as good as bloodhounds in tracking people
5VWa8 TIL that Stilton cheese cannot be produced in the village of Stilton. The cheese has the status of protected designation of origin, requiring that only such cheese produced in the three counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire can be called Stilton. Stilton is in Cambridgeshire
rRj9e TIL Ross Perot is one of the most successful 3rd party presidential candidates, winning 19% of the popular vote as an independent in 1992. Active in issues relating to POWs in the Vietnam War, he orchestrated a daring rescue of two of his own employees who were taken hostage in Iran in 1979.