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TIL: nazi symbol was stolen from asian cultures.

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wLL6M TIL that Nelsan Ellis, who played Martin Luther King Jr. in Lee Daniels' The Butler, died in 2017 at 39, the same age as Martin Luther King Jr.
9wvyG TIL Teller of Penn & Teller, known for being completely silent on stage, was once a high school language teacher.
BrvvW TIL the Pentagon was built in less than a year and a half and was only supposed to be temporary
JYa7Q TIL the US dollar gets its name and symbol from the Spanish Dollar. Spain funded US during war of independence and both name and one of the herculean pillars were adopted as symbols for the new currency.
X0GVr TIL certain East Asian physical traits, like thicker hair, more sweat glands, distinct teeth, and smaller breasts, stem from a gene mutation about 35,000 years ago. Africans and Europeans usually carry the ancestral version of the gene, but in most East Asians, one of the DNA units has mutated.