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TIL why intelligent people procrastinate -

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8arbV TIL The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
5YOmP TIL about a UN weapons inspector (David Kelly) who after declaring that Saddam Hussein had no WMDs (contradicting Britain's motive for involvement in the war) was found dead of an apparent suicide just 2 days later. His postmortem examination was then made classified for 70 years.
BGae TIL Prince used the heartbeat of his unborn son as part of the percussion in one track on the ‘Emancipation’ album. By the time the album was released, his son had died of a congenital birth defect.
JAGQ TIL the Santa Marie didn’t make to the U.S. because the crew partied too hard and all fell asleep. Only the cabin boy stayed awake to steer, but he crashed the ship into Haiti.
pg5G TIL Yellow and red cards in football were invented in 1966 by Ken Aston, an English referee, who was frustrated due to the language barrier during the World Cup. Driving down Kensington High Street, he took a look at the traffic lights and found them a useful metaphor for caution and stopping play.