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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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mxAGv TIL that Dogs can tell when you are praising them - but you have to be sincere
eVeg TIL a 1m hammock made from a single-atom thick sheet of graphene could support a 4kg cat, whilst being invisible to the human eye
aY8b TIL there’s an optical illusion that can “break” your brain for over 3 months.
r7wx TIL in 1991 mutinous units of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attempted to launch missile attacks against coalition forces in Saudi Arabia to trigger an armed conflict between Iran and the United States. Regular Iranian army forces rushed to the missile battery to prevent the missiles’ firing.
DeaD TIL Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny and others) was involved in a near fatal accident that left him in a coma for 3 weeks. As he began to regain consciousness his first words were “What’s up doc?”