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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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m1xvM TIL in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake, a large fire whirl engulfed the Hifukusho-Ato region of Tokyo killing 38,000 people in 15 minutes.
W70WA TIL of a phylum of animals called Priapuldia (Little Priapus, the Roman god of fertility) AKA "Penis Worms, enjoy!
wNNM TIL that according to Robert Downey, Jr., they wanted Bill Murray to consider a role in Iron Man, but “nobody could find him.”
0d7V5 TIL that according to Utah public decency law, a man is considered nude if his genitals are "in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered."
X0edD TIL that Alison Arngrim's (Nellie Oleson in Little House on the Prairie) mother is Norma Mcmillan, the original voice of Casper The Friendly Ghost.