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TIL when deaf people with schizophrenia 'hear voices', they hallucinate hands communicating using sign language

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QJpoM TIL that the user agreement of a popular Japanese robot includes: the owner must not perform any sexual act on the robot, and the robot may not be used to harm humans or to send out spam emails. The company has also said that tampering with the robot to give it a sexier voice would be frowned upon
b97p9 TIL The reason that US money is green is because according to the U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving, the ink was plentiful and durable and the color green was associated with stability
xVQMk TIL: Every year the Alpine Swift spends over 200 days in a row, in the air, without landing. How the birds are physiologically able to do it is still a mystery to scientists.
wL1JM TIL infamous cult leader Jim Jones was one of the first people in Indiana to have a desegregated congregation which also aided in desegregating local businesses and restaurants through peaceful protests. Throughout his early life he was very passionate about civil rights.
jyaa TIL There was a Smoking Lounge on the Hindenburg. “The smoking room was equipped with an electric lighter, similar to the kind of glowing coil that was once standard issue in automobiles”