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TIL Mr. T stopped wearing his signature gold chains after hurricane Katrina as he didn't want to be insensitive and disrespectful to those who lost everything.

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ENEV TIL that the pink triangle, rendered in hot pink as a gay pride and gay rights symbol, was originally rendered in pink and used pointed downward on a Nazi concentration camp badge to denote homosexual men.
L9Wv TIL due to an oversight by the Metropolitan Police, the BBC now own the trademark of the blue police box (the TARDIS) instead of the actual police force
78YRZ TIL hearing sudden and loud bursts of noise while falling asleep or waking up is called Exploding Head Syndrome.
ZppOo TIL the iconic black & white stripes on the allied D-Day airplanes were a last minute idea to help the allied naval anti-aircraft gunners more easily identity friendly planes. This was done after frequent "friendly fire" incidents during the previous invasion of Sicily
E15Qx TIL that due to New Zealand's remoteness, it was the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life