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TIL Terry from 'Wayne's World' is also Tobias Beecher from 'Oz.'

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GYj01 TIL that the Moai (Easter Island Heads) were originally intricately carved before being weathered by wind. Some had holes for eyes made of coral and obsidian designed to awaken their power, and others had tophats for ceremonies. Island legend says a shaman awoke the first Moai and made them walk.
6RMX TIL that NYC Police Officers were formally accused of using an illegal chokehold during an arrest 1,048 times from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2014 … that’s two complaints filed every three days
D45r TIL if your name is based on Scottish ancestral names, Mc means “son of”, and “O” means grandson of.
6Ewyl TIL that in 1970 an American pilot William Schaffner was sent to intercept a UFO over England. His plane was later found in the sea but his body was not located. The cockpit was sealed shut.
Q41L TIL after Hawaiian King Kamehameha was hit in the head with a paddle by a frightened fisherman during a battle, he not only spared the man’s life but decreed a “Law of the Splintered Oar” protecting civilians in war that’s still part of Hawaii law in the State constitution.