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TIL There are 41 countries that recognize sign language as an official language

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N7AwM TIL that musical roads - roads where grooves are strategically placed to cause your car to rumble to the sound of a musical tune - can be found in different countries around the world.
N7PR6 TIL The extremely rare Chorioactic fungus has a disjunct distribution: it is only found in a few forests in Japan and a few counties in Texas at roughly the same latitude. Its appearance gives it the name 'the Devil's Cigar' and then splits into a star shape as it matures. It is unique to its genus.
16oNP TIL that kelp isn’t actually a plant, it’s part of a fourth group of organisms called protists.
ZplRv TIL that the Etruscan shrew has the fastest heartbeat of any mammal, at upto 1,500 beats per minute.
BrkZd TIL There's a natural phenomenon known as “thundersnow”, which happens when thunderstorms form in wintry conditions, giving rise to heavy downpours of snow, thunder and lightning.