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TIL the Hanunó'o language is written from bottom to top because it is traditionally etched into bamboo with a knife

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W7QY8 TIL that the blindfold was added to Lady Justice satirically, to say that Justice was blind to all the injustice before her. The blindfold was later repurposed to what we know today as representing that justice should be carried out impartially.
nebar TIL it wasn't illegal to buy or sell human organs until 1984 in the US.
Oo1Z1 TIL John Mulaney helped Bill Hader develop his Stefon character on SNL after receiving an email inviting him to a club "that had everything" including "rooms full of broken glass."
VmE4 TIL in 1973 the AAMR changed the threshold for mental retardation from IQ via http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2qlbm0/til_in_1973_the_aamr_changed_the_threshold_for/
W7NGN TIL in 2007 two Americans re-discovered Pure Nacional cacao trees thought to have been completely wiped out by disease in the early 20th century. The ancient Nacional varietal was cultivated more than 5,000 years ago, and is thought to produce the world’s most exquisite (and expensive) chocolate.