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

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oBnrR TIL an American lieutenant during World War II, realizing his position was being overrun by enemy troops, called in an artillery barrage on himself. When U.S. troops managed a counterattack later that day they found the lieutenant’s body along with those of about a hundred German soldiers.
xDPk TIL that if you played the actual, framed golden record awarded to artists, it will probably play a completely different album than the one the award is for.
9DxX TIL Vending machines kill more people per year than sharks. Vending machines kill an average of 13 people a year, sharks 5.
AbNg TIL After banning pit bulls in 1991, the rate of dog bites in the UK remained the same.
BMXK TIL Roald Dahl helped create a cerebral shunt initially designed for his son, and has helped over 3000 children across the globe