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TIL that A Kansas man asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney in a trial by combat in order to settle their ongoing legal dispute.

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QwP9 TIL the word “Chad”, as in the African country means “large expanse of water”, or “lake” so Lake Chad just means Lake Lake and the country name Chad just means Lake, despite being significantly covered by desert
x6BZb TIL David Attenborough, as a young TV producer, was instrumental in tennis balls being the colour they are today.
MrdK TIL that experiment participants invited to eat soup ate 73% more soup if (unknown to them) their bowl was attached to a pump and vat of soup that refilled their bowl as they ate.
rR0Xw TIL of "The Hole", a prison camp led by Scientology. One former prisoner reported that she had to stand in a rubbish bin for hours while executives screamed in her face and poured water over her.
YpVNx TIL that a dolphin and false killer whale can mate and create a hybrid ‘wolphin’