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TIL that in American Sign Language, the sign for milk is pretending to squeeze an udder, and the sign for pasteurised milk is to pretend to squeeze an udder while it moves “past-your-eyes”

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X0OPE TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide.
89wL TIL that the U.S. has committed “war crimes” with drone warfare with “Double Tap Strikes”, which directly target rescuers after an initial strike.
Mxa8 TIL that according to the Democracy Index (created by a business within the Economist Group), only 25 countries are full democracies. 53 are flawed democracies, 36 are hybrids and 53 are authoritarian.
wLV51 TIL about the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a detailed annual record which a king was never allowed to read, to maintain its impartiality. One time, a king told others to keep his falling off a horse secret from the scribe. His request was recorded.
QNndL TIL of “the Bill chill”, the hesitation to speak out against Bill Gates or the Gates Foundation in research and journalism, for fear of repercussion.