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TIL an African grey parrot named "Nigel" who spoke with a British accent, went missing from his California home. He was returned 4 years later speaking Spanish

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6E0Vw TIL the song from the movie 1917 ‘I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger’ was originally sung by Johnny Cash
9jEG TIL the words “apron” and “napkin” were originally “napron” and “apkin” but the preceding indefinite articles (“an” and “a”) were so confusing to the ear that the words eventually just changed.
x4Nb TIL Alexander Bell never called his wife or his mother after inventing the telephone because they were both deaf
vBjK TIL Finnish has no gender-specific pronouns, oftentimes causing them to call someone a “he” instead of “she” in English.
loN1A TIL that a murderer will spend, on average, 15 years in prison in the U.S. before being released.