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TIL that there is an area in Turkey where people talk to each other using a whistled language that can be heard up to half a mile away.

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rK4 TIL that until 1987 all media stations were legally required to provide fair and balanced coverage to controversial issues
pJnp TIL that in the 1980s Fats Domino decided he would no longer leave New Orleans, claiming he could not get any food that he liked any place else. He refused to go to his induction to the RocknRoll Hall of Fame and an invitation to play at the White House. (xpost from r/NewOrleans
grvkA TIL that Big Ben is leaning to one side and may eventually become unstable. 🇬🇧
erdk TIL that since the movie “Beasts of No Nation” was released online the same time it was theatrically, AMC, Regal, Carmike, and Cinemark completely boycotted the movie, effectively downgrading the movie to a limited-release movie with a box office return of $90,777.
416X TIL the Iraq war will take decades to pay off. With the cost of interest, it could end up costing the American taxpayer over $6 trillion at the end of the day.