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TIL about "laptop thigh."

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675J TIL the Yin Yang symbol was used on a Roman shield 700 years before it appeared in China.
jrJn TIL In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
p8BwG TIL that in Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey Jr's character states, "I don't drop character till I done a DVD commentary." During the commentary for the movie, he remains in character.
x67eD TIL the title of the Led Zeppelin song "D'yer Mak'er" is derived from an old joke, where two friends have the following exchange: "My wife's gone to the West Indies." "Jamaica?" (which in an English accent sounds like "Did you make her?") "No, she wanted to go".
oRO4L TIL there is a world championships for playing the air guitar. The motto of the competition is "Make Air Not War".