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TIL Many people don't know that if you are nearsighted, you can squint and use your finger to help you see better (when for some reason you don't have your glasses with you). Also, TIL that this action can be mistaken for a rude gesture (I've been doing this my whole life, my cousins are Kazakhs)

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N7rL1 TIL when slave/abolitionist Frederick Douglass was 16, he fought back against his brutal master. Edward Covey, a man who had a reputation as a "slave-breaker," whipped Douglas regularly and almost broke him until one day, Douglass fought and came out victorious. Covey never tried to beat him again.
ae4o TIL that Ohio has voted for the winning president in over 92% of the elections the state has voted in.
kKl5 TIL the US gov has held a stockpile of 1 billion cubic meters of helium since 1925. This is due to post WW1 fear that we may run out of helium in case of blimp warfare.
9wrvX TIL that Tim Curry was one of the top choices to play the Joker in the 1989 “Batman” film, but the role went to Jack Nicholson instead. Curry later voiced the Joker in the 1992 animated series, but was quickly replaced by Mark Hamill as his voice was deemed “too scary”.
e0WRJ TIL Bill Murray has caused mischief by stealing chips, crashing parties and deliberately photobombing passers-by, Murray will then often use his famous parting phrase to people he’s surprised: “And no one will ever believe you!”