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TIL that the manual alphabet for sign language was created by a Spanish Benedictine monk named Pedro Ponce de León in the 16th century as a pushback against the ‘Deaf are dumb’ prejudice that began during the Renaissance

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rRgOo TIL in exchange for appearing in a mobile phone ad, legendary German footballer Franz Beckenbauer requested the novelty number 0176 / 666666. He was then flooded with erroneous phone sex calls by confused callers, since "six" and "sex" are pronounced almost the same in German.
b9R59 TIL that cats lack the ability to taste sweet things, as they're missing the gene for a sweet taste receptor.
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8wNL TIL Usain Bolt ate 1,000 chicken mcnuggets over 10 days at the Beijing Olympics.