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TIL a coal fire may have helped sink the Titanic

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LQvbv TIL that sign language some African Americans use is different from that of White Americans.
78xGL TIL that the Wendel Family was an eccentric and reclusive New York real estate dynasty in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They wore outdated Victorian clothing and refused to install modern utilities. Ella, the last surviving sibling, was famous for her many poodles, all named Toby.
neyQY TIL: That during World War II, Winnepeg staged a Nazi takeover of the city to promote the sale of warbonds that they called "If Day."
epP4E TIL an ostriches knee is hidden by its feathers. The part of their leg that looks like a knee is actually their ankle.
awdJJ TIL a Japanese/English creole language exists