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TIL that the children's group 'The Wiggles' developed their signature "wiggles fingers" so that in photos with children, people would always know where there hands are.

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N7GkP TIL that half the rice grown in California is the offspring of a mutant strain created in the early 1970s by radiation breeding
XE99X TIL the earliest evidence of wearing socks and sandals is documented at the archaeological site between Dishforth and Leeming in North Yorkshire, England. The discovery suggests that old Romans wore socks with sandals at least 2,000 years ago.
5YQwn TIL Ferret means "little thief" and a group of them is called a "business". Also, if excited, they perform a behavior called the "weasel war dance".
9wrop TIL that Wilhem Keital, chief of the German high command during WW2, was an uncle of Katherine Oppenheimer. This would make him the uncle in law of Robert Oppenheimer.
xLy0 TIL that the company that makes the Etch a Sketch was on the verge of bankruptcy when it agreed to let its drawing toy be featured in Toy Story 2. Although the scene featuring an Etch a Sketch was only 12 seconds long, it resulted in a 20 percent sales bump that helped to save the company.