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TIL that the high five was invented by an openly gay athlete, and was a symbol of gay pride and identification.

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9KYp TIL that, according to the American Psychiatric Association, caffeine withdrawal is officially a mental disorder.
Okw4 TIL various studies have shown that coffee prevents cancer, causes cancer, makes you live longer, makes you die younger and reduces your risk of diabetes.
yNDl TIL in 1936, notorious murderer Richard Loeb was fatally stabbed while sexually assaulting a prison inmate. The Chicago Daily News then wrote that Loeb, ‘despite his erudition, ended his sentence with a proposition’.
e6jg TIL that James Doohan who played Scotty in Star Trek was shot six times during D-Day by friendly fire. 4 times in his leg, once in his chest, and once in his right middle finger. A cigarette case stopped the round in his chest which most likely would have been fatal.
wLLGo TIL carrots are orange for political reasons. In the 17th century, Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange. Before this, they were mostly yellow, white or purple.