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TIL that people in medieval times slept in two segments

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XPEk TIL that in 2009 a Belgian bodybuilding championship was canceled after doping officials arrived unannounced and all the competitors fled
YprgZ TIL That the US Army tradition of naming helicopters after Native American Tribes (something that was once an official regulation) dates to 1947 and General Hamilton Howze who felt that helicopters were meant to attack the flank and fade away...in the tradition of the Plains Indian tribes.
a80lM TIL that Doritos were made in Disneyland due to stale tortillas being thrown in the garbage
4OGa TIL that in 1808, a gentleman’s duel took place at 2,000 ft. in hot air balloons. Each man attempted to destroy the others balloon.
AOEx TIL the “Betty Boop” cartoon character was the subject of a lawsuit by the popular singer Helen Kane, who claimed her singing style had been ripped off. In court, however, it was proven that Kane had herself stolen the style from the African American singer Baby Esther.