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TIL Charles Baldwin, designer of the international Biohazard symbol, said regarding his design, “We wanted something that was memorable but meaningless, so we could educate people as to what it means.”

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QN71M TIL Malagasy, the national and co-official language of Madagascar, belongs to the Austronesian language family, primarily spoken in Southeast Asia, and does not originate from Africa. The ancestors of the Malagasy people migrated to Madagascar around 1,500 years ago.
eyj4 TIL in 2012, the White House responded to a petition to have a Death Star built by stating that “the Administration does not support blowing up planets” and that it would not fund a weapon “with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship”.
1LwX TIL During Ancient Olympics prostitute could make as much as money in five days during the Olympics as she would in the rest of the year.
4knZ5 TIL Following divine visions, Saint Galgano of Siena imbedded his sword into stone in 1180, in a renunciation of war and material possessions. The sword is still there today, in the Monastery of San Galgano in Tuscany. It's believed that this story influenced the Excalibur legend in Britain.
pOxb TIL that a study surverying 5000 children on video game and social habits, coming to a conclusion that that those playing video games on a regular basis are more satisfied with their lives, are less prone to being hyperactive, have less emotional issues than those who don’t play video games at all