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TIL The Wiggles iconic Wiggle Fingers was created as a safe way for people to know where their hands are when interacting with children

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pL08 TIL that Herodotus gives an account of the Agathyrsi, who lived in Transylvania during the fifth century BC. He described them as a luxurious people who held their wives in common, so all men would be brothers.
LQ1Wm TIL Volcanos in Hawaii can produce hair-like strands of glass called "Pele's Hair."
vPyrR TIL 96% of the mass of mammals on earth are us and the livestock we’ve domesticated as well as 70% of all birds on earth are domesticated poultry, mostly chickens.
YpPmZ TIL there's an instrument that makes the horror/suspense noises in some movies and video games
bADQ TIL in 1998 Sony released a videocam that could see through clothes while in an infrared recording mode; 600,000 units were recalled.