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TIL there is no evidence to suggest that Marie Antoinette ever said, “let them eat cake.” Scholars think the phrase was a common insult used to criticize aristocratic figures in the 18th century.

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oRppR TIL of the Malaysian version of rock paper scissors called One Two Som which uses Rock, Water and Bird. Water is a stretched out palm (same as paper), but a Bird is represented by all five finger tips held together to form a bird beak. Rock kills Bird, Bird drinks Water, and Water sinks Rock.
WkM4X TIL racecar driver Joie Chitwood acted as a car safety consultant, intentionally crashing more than 3,000 vehicles for subsequent investigation. Highways are safer today because of these tests.
w64P TIL that the first casualty of the Battle of Hastings was William the Conqueror’s jester. He allegedly taunted the English army by juggling his sword and was promptly killed for the display.
YpBJ7 TIL That during the Berlin Blockade of 1948, US Air Force Pilot Gail Halvorsen dropped Candy & Chewing Gum with hand made parachutes for the Children of West Berlin. The Children would know it was Halvorsen, as when flying over Berlin, he would wiggle his wings side by side
gM4r8 TIL That southern right whales have some of the largest penises in nature, at a maximum length of four metres (12ft). The penis is coupled with a pair of one-tonne testicles, which produce about a gallon of sperm at capacity.