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TIL that a 25 year old Kenyan man invented smart gloves that can convert sign language movements into speech.

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JEej TIL that Noel Gallagher (of Oasis) put his mansion in Ibiza up for sale because of his neighbor, James Blunt (“You’re Beautiful”). He couldn’t stand the “thought of Blunt writing crap tunes up the road.”
5VBwk TIL the Zerão stadium in Macapá, Brazil is named after the common belief that the midfield line lies exactly on the equator, causing each team to defend one hemisphere
8aJWL TIL Marshmello made a colab with Disney and made a Ducktales music video.
DQ0ev TIL That a 'Bear' Market, when referring to the Stock Market, comes from the 17th century insult 'Bearskin Jobber'. They were someone who sold a bear skin before actually having caught and skinned a bear. This became attributed to someone who shorted a stock without actually owning it.
mBry TIL A Kentucky man has filed over 4,000 lawsuits around the world. He even sued Guinness World Records after they named him the record holder for most lawsuits.