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TIL that Thomas Young proved that light is a wave, described elasticity, capillary action, explained how our eyes focus and see color, compared the grammar and vocabulary of 400 languages, deciphered hieroglyphs and contributed to music theory. He is called "The Last Man Who Knew Everything".

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0D9p TIL Digger is a military slang term for soldiers from Australia and New Zealand used prominently during WWI. In a wider social context it is linked to the concept of “egalitarian mateship.”
0dk0A TIL Ben & Jerry's has a 'Flavor Graveyard' with tombstones for flavors which are no longer sold
LKEp TIL American murderer Richard Honeck was jailed in 1899 and not released until 1963. During his 64 years in prison, he received one letter and two visitors. “I’d have to be pretty careful if I got paroled,” he said later. “There must be an awful lot of traffic… compared with what I remember.”
8e1aL TIL that in Papua New Guinea, there's a tribe where members cut their skin to resemble crocodiles. Young men cut their back, shoulder, and upper torso as part of an initiation. Once healed, the wounds resemble crocodile scales, symbolizing their transition from boyhood to manhood.
4N6X TIL that some people believe Jesus escaped crucifixion, fled across Asia, settled in modern-day Aomori prefecture in Japan, and became a rice farmer.