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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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bab4 TIL that in 2006, the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia launched a $1.2 million program to retrain prostitutes as nursing-home caregivers. A supporter explained they had “good people skills, aren’t easily disgusted, and have zero fear of physical contact.”
X0ZrP TIL the founder of Bob's Red Mill gave away full ownership of the company to his 700 employees
JxDm TIL the audience at Oprah’s “You Get a Car” episode each had to pay $7,000 in taxes or forfeit the gift.
oR56Y TIL 3-5% of general population are neurological incapable of deriving pleasure from music.
epPlL TIL that copra, dried coconut meat which contains concentrated coconut oil, is banned from flights in India due to the risk of spontaneous combustion.