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TIL that aphasia can be experienced by those who communicate using sign language.

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9wLmr TIL Orcas (“killer whales”) comes from the name Orcinus, which means "of the kingdom of the dead", or "belonging to Orcus".
R7EO7 TIL doberman pups aren't born with a short tail or upright ears but have floppy ears and long tails. They are surgically modified a few days after birth.
LQrNr TIL an 1858 heatwave caused the River Thames to reek unbearably due to raw sewage dumping. The stench was so intense that Parliament ended sessions early, and curtains were soaked in chloride to mask the smell. This was the tipping point that finally pushed London to build a modern sewer system.
QNGDM TIL: In 1998, elementary students in Aurora, Colorado started buying slaves in Sudan to free them, this gained global attention with schools in other countries starting slave buyback programs until it became clear that the money was just helping slavery grow
Z1LD TIL the author of Elizabeth Taylor’s obituary in the New York Times died six years before Taylor herself passed away.