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TIL that the Hindu god Shiva intends to destroy the universe with dance

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oVKL TIL the skull that appears on the moth from the Silence Of the Lambs poster is actually a Salvador Dali photo of 7 naked women.
w7JE TIL that two people die and about 25 more are injured each year from falling bullets from celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve.
gMgkA TIL a theremin is a musical instrument that depends on electromagnetic fields created around its antennae, which players move their hands or fingers around to change pitch or volume.
gKnX TIL Hitler had a bushy handlebar moustache until WW1. He was instructed to clip it so it would fit snugly under a gas mask.
9k6p TIL that the word “batman” is used to refer to someone’s personal servant. So, Alfred Pennyworth is actually Batman’s batman.