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TIL about objective tinnitus: a form of tinnitus that others can hear too

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R5oO4 TIL The "two-fingered salute" with an inward facing palm has long been an insulting gesture in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. George H W Bush once accidentally used the insulting gesture in Australia, mistaking it for the "peace sign" (palm facing outwards).
rNRe4 TIL that bees don't fly in the dark unless completely necessary.
E1oKW TIL that George Harrison created a film production company to fund Monty Python's Life of Brian at a cost of £3 million, because he "wanted to see the movie"—later being described by Terry Jones as "the world's most expensive cinema ticket".
QrOX TIL The man who invented the revolving door hated holding doors open for women.
yJGv TIL that Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, a native of Brazil, renounced his US citizenship to avoid paying $700 million in taxes