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TIL the first truly wireless earbuds did not come out until 2015

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WLKB TIL that sign language users have “accents”, and can often tell the region another user comes from through them, just like spoken language.
v1Vx4 TIL that in 1956, pilot Thomas Fitzpatrick lost a bet at a bar in Manhattan, he successfully stole a plane from the airport and landed it on the street in front of the bar. He did it again 2 years later when someone refused to believe he had done it.
LkaP0 TIL J.R.R. Tolkien, famed author of The Lord of the Rings and other works, was nominated in 2017 for beautification to be canonized as a Catholic saint.
oB7nA TIL in 1343, while laying siege to a Genoese outpost, a Mongolian army fell ill With plague. During withdrawal, they catapulted the diseased bodies into the city. The inhabitants then also fell ill, and the merchants in the city went on to spread the plague to Constantinople and ultimately Europe.
eNOb TIL 70% of American Males between the ages of 20 and 34 are not Married.