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TIL the sign language equivalent of a tongue-twister is known as a finger-fumbler.

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gr7NW TIL that after 124 years of participation over 27 summer Olympic games, India has a total of 10 gold medals. 8 of which were won in field hockey. They also have won only 2 gold medals in the last 60 years
7p6r TIL Any U.S. citizen can claim an island, rock or key not within the jurisdiction of another government for America if it has a guano deposit.
pJJ4 TIL due to their similar protein composition, blood can be used as an egg substitute in baking and making ice cream.
EgbaV TIL: The colony of Virginia, run by the Virginia Company of London, published "Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall" in 1610-1611. One section required that cursing or speaking disrespectfully of the clergy or company officials be punishable by a bodkin (a type of needle) driven through the tongue.
R5MR1 TIL The Tomb of Mausolus, one of the ancient wonders of the world is beĺieved to have stood for over sixteen centuries before being damaged by an earthquake. After it was damaged the stone was scavenged and The Knights of St John of Rhodes used it fortify it in Bodrum Castle 1494.