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TIL There exists a device that allows blind people "see" with their tongue.

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yVOoa TIL that one’s anus can be removed.
BrvAr TIL about Black Day, the anti-Valentine's Day, where S. Korean singles dress in black and gather together to eat dark colored food. Jajangmyeon, a savory black bean sauce over noodles, is the preferred dish for those resenting Valentine's to commiserate over.
d6ed TIL studies have shown that dry counties have higher drunk driving fatalities than wet counties. Researchers believe that dry county residents will go to neighboring wet counties, get intoxicated, then have to drive back further while drunk.
O8L7 TIL Channel 4 carried out investigative journalism in several UK mosque and uncovered that most have regular lectures condoning violence, raping children and alienation. Islamic organization’s response was that it was racist for broadcasters to film them.
xVWAb TIL that sugar molecules have "handedness" (like, left hand vs right hand), and that all of them are right handed. There are artificial sweeteners that are left-handed, but still the same molecule, and so cannot be absorbed by the human body. They're still sweet!