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TIL Soft Serve "ice cream" is not Ice Cream

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vJkr TIL… Handshakes were originally meant to make sure that the person you were meeting wasn’t carrying a concealed weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty and shaking was meant to dislodge any weapons hiding up the sleeve. Source: http://ift.tt/2dN6n8I
Qjwe TIL Humans and dogs are the only animals to understand the concept of pointing with the index finger for the purpose of indicating an item or person. Dogs are also better at reading human body language than monkeys.
GyyQ TIL that Harvard earns enough money on interest from its endowment that it could offer free tuition to all students and still make profit on the interest.
dM6K TIL that there is a large area over Brazil where the Earth’s magnetic field has weakened, it is so large that NASA powers down it’s satellites when passing over.
eoAD TIL: Hibernating bears don’t eat or drink, and thus don’t poop or pee, but they develop a fecal plug in their intestines that can grow to 7 to 15 inches long and 1 to 2.5 inches in diameter. They defecate when they emerge from hibernation. “Fecal plugs have a light odor that is not unpleasant.”