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TIL that the ground-to-air signal for needing medical assistance in a survival situation is to just lay there flat with your arms above your head.

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oBelY TIL that in 17th century Russia, bearded man were required to pay a tax in order to be able to keep it. They also had to carry a token with the phrase "the beard is a superfluous burden"
8Yn4 TIL that Dildo is a town in Newfoundland. They have an annual festival, Dildo Days, which is led by their mascot, Captain Dildo.
4kNKw TIL that the Block of Marble which later turned into the Statue of David by Michelangelo, had a past of Rejection by other sculptors before its making.
PYOmV TIL A an American school board tried to ban a book called “Making it with Mademoiselle”, as they believed it was inappropriate. They hadn’t bothered to research it. They reversed their decision after the book turned out to be a how-to pattern book about dress-making.
k7rd TIL America ranks #14 (behind Russia at #13) in reading, math, science, literacy and graduation rates.