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TIL the opposite of “Ambidextrous” is “Ambisinister”: Literally ‘having two left hands’

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5XmB Today I learned that the FBI once tried to order pizza when investigating an insane asylum. The pizza place hung up on them.
Yp60B TIL of the "Elfstedentocht" (eleven city tour). An ice skating tour held on natural ice in the province of Frisia. It visits all 11 historical towns in Frisia and spans almost 200 km. It can only take place when the weather is favorable and has only taken place 15 times since the first one in 1909.
aw94J TIL that Alan Moore, the author behind Batman: The Killing Joke, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and Watchmen became a ceremonial magician on his 40th birthday, believing it to be "a logical end step to my career as a writer."
vnYx TIL That the Nazi Salute is said to have originated from the Roman Empire, but no surviving Roman art or text describes the salute. 18th century French painters labeled the gesture as the “Roman Salute”, and was adopted by European fascists in the early 1900s.
Oo8nL TIL There are whales alive today who were born before Moby Dick was written