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TIL tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.

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VB6QD TIL the tallest man-made waterfall in the world was built at the request of Roman consul Manius Curius Dentatus in 271 BC, and is still flowing today.
nvV7 TIL in 2011 a Russian man who attempted to rob a beauty salon was beaten into submission by the female owner, who is a black belt in karate, and kept as a sex slave for three days.
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