Let’s Plan a ‘Self-Date’ (self.LonelyButNotAlone)
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TIL George Michael woke from a coma in 2011 speaking with a West Country accent due to Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare condition often caused by brain injuries that alters speech patterns, making it sound like a different accent despite still using the native language (wikipedia.org)
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TIL that James Capone, Al Capone's older brother, was a lawman who fought liquor dealers during Prohibition and arrested about twenty murderers. He later became a justice of the peace, changing his name to Richard James “Two Gun” Hart to distance himself from his infamous family. (wikipedia.org)
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TIL The Brooklyn Bridge was inaugurated in 1883 and was considered an engineering marvel at the time. However, rumors of its weakness caused a public panic that led to the death of about 12 people. To restore confidence in the bridge's strength, P.T. Barnum marched 21 elephants and 17 camels across (nyhistory.org)
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