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TIL: it wasn't uncommon for male friends in the 19th century to hold hands

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R5m7 TIL that during filming of Schindler’s List, a survivor of the concentration camp in Płaszów Poland met actor Ralph Fiennes, who played Nazi captain Amon Goeth; she began to shake uncontrollably at the sight of him because he was so convincing; Goeth was responsible for tens of thousands of deaths
XXW6 TIL there is an orchestra which uses instruments made entirely from vegetables, after the show they use the vegetables to make soup
oGjL TIL the middle finger has been used as a derogatory gesture for at least 2400 years, with the middle finger representing a phallus and the ring and index fingers representing testicles.
b1Gp TIL The F-15 Fighter Jet Was Capable of Shooting Down Satellites in Orbit.
Oj7X TIL Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s first WWF persona was Rocky Maivia, a face (good guy). The audience rejected him due to his cheesy character, with chants of “Die, Rocky, die!”. After this, he became a heel (villain), referring to himself in the third person as “The Rock” and insulting the audience.