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TIL that the handshake originated as a way of showing that you didn't have a weapon

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OoDA6 TIL Harrison Ford, Chevy Chase, and Bill Murray were main actors considered to play Eddie Valiant in "Who Framed Roger Rabbits". They did not get it because Ford's price was too high, Chase was not interested, and Murray never got the message and was dismayed he missed out his career's biggest role.
KYKO6 TIL Annie Oakley could have stopped WWI
4kGX TIL the Weird Urge to jump off high places is actually being studied.
ANJdn TIL that pro wrestling referee Aubrey Edwards is a video game developer who has worked on the Scribblenauts series from programmer to lead producer.
0d7QL TIL about indirect freekicks in football/soccer, that can't go directly into the goal. If they go directly into the goal before touching another player, the situation results in a goal kick instead of a goal. These kind of freekicks are granted for specific fouls like playing in dangerous manner.