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TIL Baseballs used to be made by the pitcher themselves. Cores of the balls were made from anything ranging from old melted shoes to fish eyes.

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KY006 TIL Ketchup is sweeter in British Commonwealth countries than the United States
pJDA TIL that a 1997 poll found that Americans thought NASA represented approximately 20% of the federal budget. In reality, NASA represented 0.9% of the federal budget. The record high level for NASA funding was 4.4%.
XLY6 TIL That people with multiple personality disorder can have different allergies with different personalities.
EXPP TIL That a 6 year study of the D.A.R.E. program showed that a “small but significant number” of suburban students were more likely to use drugs after participating in it than those who didn’t.
ANZ6o TIL: In 1494, Europe experienced the closest thing to a real-life zombie outbreak.