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TIL that there are tounge-twisters in sign language.

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XEmo8 TIL of Hugh Thompson, a helicopter pilot from Decatur, Georgia who during the My Lai Massacre, landed in the village to rescue children from approaching American soldiers. Then, landed again, ordering his gunners to fire on the Americans if they prevented his rescue of other Vietnamese civilians
VQk8 TIL New York’s public schools are now more segregated than Mississippi’s.
oRR5r TIL that Disney doesn't own the copyright to their theme tune, "When You Wish Upon a Star" from 1940's Pinocchio. The rights to that song, as well as several other Disney songs, were sold in 1933 to a music publisher because Disney "had no means of commercially exploiting" them at the time.
RPXa TIL that the housewarming party has its origins in literally warming the house, giving firewood as a gift, and was believed the act was necessary to repel evil spirits.
8KEa TIL that “Quinnine” (the stuff in tonic water) has been used to treat Malaria all the way back to 1631 in Rome and also played a key role in colonizing West Africa