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TIL of the Hand Angels, a Taiwanese NGO whose main service is giving hand jobs to the severely disabled.

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yY7a TIL Károly Takács, a right handed Hungarian shooter, severely injured his right (shooting) hand in a grenade explosion. He retrained himself with his left hand and went on to win 2 Olympic Golds 10 years later.
Je8j TIL that receptive agnosia is an inability to understand music. Sufferers regard music as simply “noise”, often compared to drainpipes or drills, or other invasive forms of background noise.
GAkoN TIL: Algeria was once the #1 export of wine, pre-dating Roman rule and accounted for nearly two-thirds of international trade, until the mid 20th century.
KOJd6 TIL that if you leave lime juice on your hands on a sunny day, your skin can get second degree burns and be discolored for YEARS. It's called "margarita dermatitis" because people often get it while making margaritas outside!
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