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TIL that today is Kamehameha Day, to celebrate the first king of Hawaii

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jNZ6E TIL of the "Counting Coup", a war act originated by American Indians by which warriors would sneak up on enemy combatants, touch them on their body, and silently leave without being detected or causing harm. Escaping unharmed was considered a great prestige, especially if risking death or capture
OGnaa TIL the average gas pump handle is almost 12,000 times dirtier than the average public toilet seat.
OogO6 TIL of Chekhov's Gun - a dramatic principle that nothing unnecessary should be in a scene: if the author mentions a gun hanging over the fireplace in chapter 1, it needs to go off in chapter 2 or 3
J9OQ TIL a small number of the students admitted into Harvard are placed in a ‘Z-list’ and are required to take a year off before coming to Harvard.
xV9jD TIL that in the 1970s in East Germany, Coffee rationing due to failed harvest and the introduction of "Mix Kaffee" (A 51% coffee, 49% filler mixture) was received so poorly that the East German Government started trading arms to Asia and Africa in Exchange for Coffee