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TIL Teller of Penn and Teller began using mutism in his acts while performing at fraternities to gain their attention and to quell heckling and beer throwing.

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Oo86R TIL that dogs will lick for a variety of reasons, which depend on the situation at hand: including, as expert, Dr. Calore, points out, when it licks the vet: it is not showing affection, but it is trying to communicate with them, asking them not to hurt her!
VBMRB TIL “Terminal Lucidity” is the brief return of mental clarity or memory right before before death, in people who suffer from severe dementia and other neurological disorders.
gMrZD TIL Suzanne Somers lost her part on Threes Company because she wanted a raise
AmNl TIL that Aubrey Plaza plays on a successful women’s basketball team called The Pistol Shrimps
gQ4b TIL that planet earth is the only planet that is not named after any god but after the word “ertha” meaning ground or soil