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TIL: The agricultural flail, a tool used to thresh grain, was adapted into both the nunchuck, a Japanese martial arts weapon, and the military flail, a weapon used in medieval warfare

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wLXJ8 TIL all Porsche cars have the ignition on the left side of the steering-wheel. This comes from an idea at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race when drivers had to start the car themselves, this way the driver could start the car with his left hand while put it in gear with his right hand and start faster.
Mem5a TIL that in the Pagan’s motorcycle club, women are not allowed to walk alone, are referred to as either “old lady” or “the property of”. Also, women that are “shared” are referred to as “pets” and the men aren’t allowed to marry them.
R79pa TIL The American boardgame "Chutes and Ladders" is a bastardization of an ancient Indian game called Moksha Patam. The game's original theming represented the Hindu soul's arduous path to liberation from the cycle of reincarnation and has been played by the same ruleset for nearly 2,000 years.
y97p TIL singer-songwriter Jim Croce financed his first album in 1966 with a $500 wedding gift from his parents, who hoped that he would give up music after the album failed. He died in a plane crash in 1973, 5 albums and 11 singles later.
9wJKX TIL that Marcus Aurelius is believed to have written a series of love letters to his tutor Fronto. One reading: "Farewell my Fronto, wherever you are, my most sweet love and delight. How is it between you and me? I love you and you are not here."