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TIL Sign language users experience "tip of the finger" just like how English speakers experience "tip of the tongue".

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N7E1P TIL the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit has pastoral responsibility over the Cayman Islands
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oBRGL TIL the first Space Shuttle was to be named "Constitution", but after a major letter writing campaign by fans of Star Trek, its was renamed to "Enterprise".
Y79yW TIL an American photographer lost and fatally stranded in Alsakan wilderness was ignored by a state trooper plane because he raised his fist which is the sign of all okay
kOG9W TIL one of the reasons American bullfrogs are so dangerous as invasive species is cannibalism. Adult bullfrogs can subsist entirely off tadpoles and younger frogs (which eat algae and insects), and that reliable food source lets adult populations grow beyond what's normally possible in an ecosystem