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TIL that Alien hand syndrome is a rare neurological disorder in which one hand functions involuntarily, with the victim completely unaware of its actions.

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l7RLr TIL Joan Robinson was denied Nobel Prize in Economics because she supported Mao's Economic Policies and of all 93 Economics Nobel Prize winners only 10 winners have been cited more widely than Robinson. Future Nobel Prize winners Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen were the students of hers
7ryLb TIL the International Democrat Union, an international alliance of centre-right and conservative political parties, of which the German CDU is a memeber, is chaired by Stephen Harper, former Prime Minister of Canada.
ee75 TIL that the Bible has been translated into Hawaiian Pidgin. It is called ‘Da Jesus Book’
nekn7 TIL Bob Hoskins suffered with hallucinations months after filming ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’
ONaX TIL handshakes were originally meant to confirm you had no weapons in your hands or up your sleeves (hence the shaking motion to jiggle them out)