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TIL in 2019 a pair of knickers from Hitler's wife Eva Braun sold for £3,700

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R5Vaj TIL that with regard to a 24 hour day, divided into two periods, a.m. comes from the Latin ante meridiem, translating to "before midday", and p.m. from the Latin post meridiem, which translates to "after midday."
4pw TIL - The Indiana Jones theme has secret lyrics
6ZkZ TIL that one of the main hypothesis explaining the massive dislike of clowns is the “uncanny valley effect”. The term depicts a valley of negative emotional response caused by things that look human but “aren’t quite there”
4prX TIL “Every Breath You Take” by The Police was not a love song. It was a song about “Big Brother, surveillance, and control”
e0bW5 TIL humans have kneecaps in their hands and feet (sesamoid bones)