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TIL Vanna White sued Samsung over a robot turning over letters in an ad exclaiming it violated her personal rights.

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OodaY TIL that the Irukandji, a jellyfish from Australia that is less than an inch big, has a sting which causes feelings of impending doom, incredible lower back pain, relentless nausea and vomiting, full body cramps, and profuse sweating.
QN4YE TIL that the village of Shani Shingnapur in Maharashtra has no doors on its houses and shops. Locals believe that Lord Shani, the Hindu god of Saturn, guards the village and any thief who tries to steal will be punished by the deity. The village has had no thefts or robberies in recorded history.
R774Q TIL That Rheas (large South American birds related to the Ostrich) are loose in Germany and have established a stable population
l5kG TIL Around 1000 of the world’s approximately 5,000 languages are spoken solely in New Guinea.
VBw0D TIL Rosalyn Carter was Delivered by Jimmy Carter’s mother.