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TIL a football is commonly referred to as a "Pigskin" because historically they contained an inflated pigs bladder.

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6VRJ TIL that even though mid-air collisions between 2 aircraft are extremely rare, there has been 1 recorded incident of a mid-air collision involving 3 aircraft in 1988.
wryY TIL: There is a book called “Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero” written by a neuroscientist, which covers in detail how much an ordinary person would need to train and adapt to become Batman.
QNR5X TIL that there are many hybrid eating utensils. In addition to the spork, which combines a spoon with a fork, there are the chork (chopsticks + fork), the spife (spoon + knife), and the knork (knife + fork).
5V90R TIL the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park are so acidic that they can dissolve a human body within a matter of hours
l7vdr TIL You should not cook raw beans in a slow cooker.