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TIL that human thigh bones apparently make excellent weapons in close combat; Especially thigh bones, which were prized by New Guinean warriors as materials that would often be carved into exceptionally strong, fierce daggers.

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kJeO5 TIL of Stephen Hawking's reply to Einstein's famous quote "God does not play". He replied "Not only does God play dice but he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen."