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TIL in sign language your name is an individual hand movement designed by yourself

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69EGX TIL the song Tar Sequence from Cool Hand Luke was later adopted by ABC to be its theme for their Eyewitness News local news programs
GAXGQ TIL that people of normal weight with the apple body shape are at higher risk of death than overweight or obese people with pear or hourglass shaped bodies
j6o5p TIL of the Daughters of Rebecca, a protest group that emerged in Wales in the early to mid 19th Century. They emerged as a reaction to increasing inequality and exploitation. Several members were transported as convicts and political prisoners to Australia.
9wW0G TIL On March 16, 1968 Hugh Thompson, a US Army helicopter pilot, played a pivotal role in ending the My Lia Massacre in a southern Vietnam village. Thompson threatened to open fire on American troops if they continued to harm innocent civilians. His extraordinary actions prevented further tragedy.
yQ9Ov TIL a young man was killed when his head became stuck underneath a cinema seat as he looked for some possessions he’d dropped