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TIL that how much time you take before responding in a conversation actually varies by culture

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xnB0 TIL a German woman named Thea Alba became famous in the 1920s because she’s could write 10 different things with all 10 fingers at the same time. She could also write using both hands, both feet, and her mouth simultaneously spelling in different languages.
VMEYG TIL Arctic comes from the Greek word "Arktos," which means bear, so the Arctic is the land of the bears, and Antarctica is the land without bears.
X0XxE TIL Years ago, when two children were born within 12 months of each other, people called them "Irish twins." When a mom had three kids within three years, they were called "Irish triplets." This was due to a derogatory stereotype of poor Irish Catholic families having lots of kids close together.
nW4J9 TIL the Walt Disney corporation owns the domain MuppetFucker.net
Zppja TIL some people are born tongue-tied. This anomaly restricts mobility of the tongue due to an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, the membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. The condition is easily fixed by surgically cutting the frenulum