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TIL Cavalry (horses) and Calvary (site of crucifixion) are different word with distinct meanings

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oBmXo TIL that when your turn signal starts blinking twice as fast it means one of your bulbs is out.
DQx0g TIL that it takes approximately 20 minutes from the time you start eating for your brain to send out signals of fullness. Leisurely eating allows ample time to trigger the signal from your brain that you are full.
9yyQ TIL that on September 11 2001, Delta flight 15 had to land near Lewisporte, Newfoundland (pop. 4000). The town took care of 800 passengers for 3 days with homemade food, toiletries and fresh blankets daily. Since then, Flight 15 Fund has raised 1.5 million dollars and has presented 134 scholarships.
5Vx0D TIL that humans have been sewing even before the Homo Sapiens!
JYQ1j TIL about the film Wild Bill Hickock, made in 1923, which was the first film to portray Wyatt Earp, the famous gunslinger. The real Wyatt Earp was still alive, and served as a technical adviser for the film.