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TIL that in 2011, George Michael came out of a coma speaking in a country western accent -- an instance of a rare but real neurological condition called foreign accent syndrome.

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R7pYw TIL that scientists in Tel Aviv have found that soon after a bee flies past an Evening Primrose, the flower increases the sugar content of its nectar by 30%. Playing bee sounds has a similar effect, but there is no effect on the flower when other vibrations are emitted.
REW8 TIL: The United States consumes 80% of the world’s opioids
v1xoB TIL that suicides increased by 10% in the months after the death of Robin Williams
PkPG TIL that the strategy guide for Fallout: New Vegas is longer than Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”
neJVG TIL of Latasha Harlins a 15 year old African American girl who was shot and killed by a Korean store owner in 1991. Despite being convicted the store owner received no jail time. Many people cite this case as one of the causes of the LA riots.