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TIL Dr Seuss’ wife, Helen, encouraged him to give up his idea of teaching English and to concentrate on his “fabulous collection” of fanciful animal drawings. Her strategy worked and Dr Seuss published his first children’s book in 1937

by whatilearned June 26, 2022, 3:48 am

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Why couldn’t helen keller drive?

by cringeyjokesman June 24, 2022, 8:24 am

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TIL the last widow of an American Civil War soldier died in 2020. Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 when she was 17 and he was 93. He married her so she would receive his pension as a way of repaying her father for helping him with chores. She kept the marriage secret until 2017.

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 2:53 pm

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What did Helen Keller call a hand job?

by cringeyjokesman May 26, 2022, 12:49 pm

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A flashbang would be completely ineffective against Helen Keller.

by cringeyjokesman May 6, 2022, 2:13 am

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TIL: In 1909, Helen Taft, wife of President William Howard Taft, drove an electric car. It was a Baker Motor Vehicle and one of the cars in the White House fleet.

by whatilearned May 3, 2022, 4:57 am

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TIL there is an audiobook of the CIA torture report narrarated by Academy Award winner Helen Mirren

by whatilearned May 2, 2022, 9:49 pm

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Why did Helen Keller only masturbate with one hand?

by cringeyjokesman April 5, 2022, 12:08 am

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TIL about Helen Duncan, a Scottish medium who “manifested” the spirit of a dead sailor from the HMS Barham. As the ship’s sinking was not publicized, Duncan was investigated by the Navy and became the last person charged under the Witchcraft Act of 1745 for fraudulent spiritual activity.

by whatilearned April 2, 2022, 2:03 am

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TIL of Helen, a Macaque monkey who was instrumental in the study of a condition in humans known as blindsight. Helen’s primary visual cortex was removed, effectively blinding her. However, she blinked at motions that threatened her eyes and could navigate through environments as if she could see.

by whatilearned March 4, 2022, 5:50 pm

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What kind of humour is dark humour for Helen Keller?

by cringeyjokesman February 9, 2022, 2:05 pm

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TIL former first lady Helen Herron Taft declared that all waiters in the White House would need to have a full head of hair, and banned all bald-headed butlers from the dining room.

by whatilearned January 10, 2022, 8:39 pm

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