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TIL of the Wave of Death. When drivers inadvertently wave pedestrians into harm's way when forgoing their right of way out of politeness.

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Me1GB TIL that growing up, Samuel L Jackson has a bad stutter, which got him into acting so he could ‘pretend to be someone who doesn’t stutter’ and he also at this time started to use ‘motherfucker’ as an affirmation word to help keep from stuttering.
wLBO8 TIL That the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel died of Tuberculosis at the age of 26 and did most of his major work in a span of about 7 years while living in poverty. The equivalent of the Nobel prize in the field of mathematics; the Abel prize, is named after him.
v1LER TIL since 2011 in Maricopa county Arizona restaurants can avoid posting failed inspection grades from the health department by opting out of the heating system at inspection time
JYBgj TIL Prince's first live performance of 'Purple Rain' is what appears on the album. It was recorded in a packed club and the song's signature guitar riff was improvised on the spot. The whole thing was caught on video.
KYKWa TIL there were uncontacted aboriginees living in Australia up until the 1980s with no knowledge of clothing or sugar