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TIL People born deaf don’t think in any verbal language.

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e0bQn TIL : That Hydro-Quebec built the biggest vertical axle wind-turbine in the world! With it's 360ft height (110m), "Éole" was producing 4MW (enough to create power for more than 800 houses). Éole is no longer in operation since 1993 (1988-1993) due to some issue with the bearing olding it's 90+ tons
d4Dj TIL that convicted serial killer Albert Fish helped the executioner position the electrodes on his body before uttering his final words, “I don’t even know why I’m here.” It took two jolts to kill him.
j6QQQ TIL photographic memories have never been proven to exist, and eidetic memories only occur in children
Rb4Q TIL that for $700, girls can get their hymen rebuilt to fake virginity when getting married in China.
6E4dY TIL The Romans built a lighthouse in Spain in the 1st century AD called "The Tower of Hercules." It is still intact and in use today, almost 2,000 years later.