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TIL about the ‘head bobble’ where the speaker tilts their head side-to-side to indicate light agreement.

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85nX TIL that the Indian judicial system does not have juries because of a case in 1959 that was heavily influenced by the public and the media.
VXyk TIL many phrases in English come from literal translations of Chinese phrases, such as “long time no see”, “no go”, “lose face” and “no can do”
l7Br7 TIL : Environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a 1500 year old California redwood tree (known as Luna) 180 feet (55 mm) off the ground for 738 days in order to prevent it from being chopped down by Pacific Lumber Company. She successfully saved the tree.
J1aXm TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch.
yQY7e TIL Norwegians eat less sugar today than they did in 1975