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TIL a girl who had half of her brain removed at age 8 grew up to earn a Master’s degree and become a speech pathologist

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AD4Lg TIL that the Nazi Germany Parliament was derisively referred to by Germans as the "the most expensive singing club in Germany", since it couldn't do much other than sing the National Anthem during its sessions.
4X6ER TIL in Tokyo there is a huge arcade made to look like a dystopian cyberpunk city.
d8vrK TIL Jesse Dimmick, a fugitive facing a murder charge, kidnapped a Kansas couple in September 2009 and the couple escaped when Dimmick fell asleep. Dimmink then sued the couple claiming the couple had a legally binding oral agreement for them to hide him from the police.
1a8o4 TIL Mosquitoes caused the death of almost half of all people who have ever lived
PGPV TIL that citizenship in Liberia is restricted to people of black/African ancestry. People of other backgrounds/races can never become citizens, even if they are born there.