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TIL five different organizations claim ancestry to the Knights Hospitallers and they all recognize each other.

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LkAlV TIL that the middle finger is offensive because the finger represents a penis, and the curled fingers around it represent the testicles. By flipping someone off, you are offering them a phallic gesture.
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ODAe TIL a ship can be cut into two, and extended by welding in a new center section.
ArKo TIL babies learn a language by hearing it, but they must hear it spoken directly to them in person by another human being; as little as 12 hours with a human tutor produces dramatic results in babies, compared to no results even after many more hours of exposure to foreign language TV shows.
VBXwG TIL That the McDonald Observatory in Texas, it's primary mirror has 7 bullet holes in it. This has caused it to only reduce in effectiveness by approximately 1%.