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TIL Germans refer to cell phones as 'handys'

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Z8R0R TIL about Attarsiya, a military leader from what would become Greece, who lead an army against the Hittites, in the first recorded instance of European vs. Near Eastern war
4Xko TIL the “Creepy Progeria Guy” From Die Antwoord’s “Enter the Ninja” died last year. He was the oldest living sufferer of Progeria.
LkpkV TIL that even if we didn't see sunlight,our bodies would still have a 24hour circadian rhythm.We would sense Zeitgebers,things that regularly happen in the course of 1 day,like temperature fluctuations or even our morning coffee and latch itself onto them.It's how blind people's bodies count hours.
LkjL0 TIL about British general J.F.C. Fuller, whose theories influenced the Nazi's adoption of the blitzkrieg. In 1939, Hitler staged a parade of his mechanized army and asked Fuller "What do you think of your children?"
Y7xZW TIL that Viggo Mortensen took on the role of Aragorn in LOTR because of his 11-year-old son's love for the books. He insisted on performing his own stunts and using a real steel sword. Additionally, he purchased and bonded with the two horses he rode during the filming.