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TIL the high five was used as a symbol of gay pride and identification

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wL4rY TIL while the Icelandic airline Loftleiðir was only allowed to operate flights to and from Iceland, they managed to circumvent the rule by having their USA-continental Europe flights covered by two tickets: one for flying to Iceland, and the other for flying from Iceland to the mainland.
Z8moD TIL In 1992, shipping containers with around 28,000 rubber ducks were lost in the Pacific Ocean. Ducks are still being found today.
oRVxE TIL that Nobel prize winner James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double helix structure, invested in Facebook early and is now a multi-billionaire worth $20,000,000,000 US dollars.
5V91k TIL that, in China, demand for horror is about 95% less than the global average due to strict censorship laws against the supernatural and superstition
OG8PX TIL in the 19th century there were professional "knocker uppers" who would hit your window with a stick until you got out of bed.