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TIL the peace symbol was designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958 and is a super-imposition of the semaphore signals for the letters "N" and "D", taken to stand for "nuclear disarmament".

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KYZk6 TIL 17-20 people on the waiting list for an organ transplant die every day in the United States and only slightly more than half of the 100,000+ people on the list are expected to receive an organ within five years.
wolX7 TIL the Apollo 8 Mission returned from Lunar orbit on Christmas Day and landed safely in the ocean, between Christmas Island and Hawaii, at night
MeDRA TIL that the Sega Master System and Genesis are still produced under licence and being sold in Brazil, where they routinely outsell modern game consoles. This is due to high tariffs making imported consoles very expensive. Almost half of all Sega Master Systems ever sold were sold in Brazil.
wooB1 TIL Frank Lloyd Wright's mistress and employees were hacked to death with an axe at their "Love Cottage"
woZwE TIL Eddie Murphy mimics Bruce Lee to emote anger when he films movies. He first used the technique in 48 hours and says he copies Bruce Lee 'til this day.