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TIL that owls are unable to move their eyes in any direction.

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6Y78 TIL Henry Ford was an anti-semite and a Nazi supporter, and used his company, money and influence to spread and legitimize antisemitic views. He blamed every national problem on Jews, from strikes to depressions, and received the “Grand Cross of the German Eagle” from the Nazis in 1938.
evL5 TIL Johnny Rotten, from the Sex Pistols, was a defendant in a Judge Judy episode.
Y7MKA TIL Unlike most religions, the Druze do not allow outsiders to convert to their faith.
VBp4k TIL Sign language has tongue twisters
m1JYy TIL: In 2018, the Japanese city of Setouchi crowdfunded 500 million yen to bring the 800~ year old sword of warlord Uesugi Kenshin back using the furusato nozei (hometown tax donation system). The sword is recognized as a national treasure of Japan.