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TIL it's possible for hay and straw to spontaneously combust if it's too wet when stored.

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dDpEB TIL a woman superglued her own teeth back into her mouth when one would fall out for more than a decade because she was terrified of the dentist. As a result, she lost 90% of the bone supporting her teeth in her upper jaw. When she finally sought help, most of her teeth had to be removed & replaced.
DMaD TIL that Israel-related animal conspiracy theories exist in some countries. Sharks, vultures, boars, rats, and dolphins are among the animals Israel allegedly uses against others.
eM9E TIL deaf babies engage in “fingerbabble” that mimics the verbal babbling of their hearing peers. When raised around signing parents, they start forming repetitive, rudimentary sign shapes w/ their hands that resemble monosyllabic verbal babbles
woegW TIL the first telephone switchboard operators were boys, but their "rude and abusive" behavior led them to be replaced by young women.
kJ6g4 TIL that members of the Greek “manges” or “tough guy” subculture were often accomplished musicians. In order to play their sorrowful “rebetiko” music in prison, manges created the baglamas, a mini plucked instrument, which was easily assembled behind bars.