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TIL that United Cerebral Palsy publishes a Disability Etiquette guide.

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BY7D TIL that life in Puritan New England was so hard that children who were abducted by Native Americans often refused to come back
86xX TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabar, the NBA all-time scoring leader, scored only one 3 pointer in his 20 year NBA career.
ANREg TIL when Mongol fleets under Kublai Khan attacked Japan in 1274 and 1281, typhoons struck both times, causing significant damage to the fleets. Japan successfully repelled the invasions, and the Mongols never attacked again. The typhoons are called "kamikaze" and are said to have saved Japan.
e0r9L TIL there is a store in Alabama where you can buy items found in unclaimed airport baggage
Zp74a TIL shortwave radio is still commonly used for news broadcasts around the world