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TIL that indentured servants were so called because their contracts were cut in two along a jagged edge so both parties could prove authenticity later by fitting them together, and the cuts looked like they were bitten by teeth

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e0Pok TIL 37% of job applications are submitted on Tuesday, more than any other day, because people hate their job most when they have to return to work on Monday
wL1MJ TIL British actor Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, thought he looked awkward running so every scene that showed Moore running was performed by a body double. He also had hoplophobia, a fear of firearms, due to a childhood accident.
xVNvD TIL of the 2011 April 27th tornado super outbreak. The system involved 362 confirmed tornadoes, including 3 EF-5 tornadoes with winds of upwards of 200 mph. Over a dozen states were impacted, incurring approximately $11 billion USD in damages.
jNaX TIL the groove on your upper lip just below your nose is called a philtrum. It is common among many mammals and has no known function.