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TIL NFL official Ed Hochuli is actually a lawyer who referees football games as a side gig.

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7ryW7 TIL that the name "Ivan the Terrible" reflects the older English usage of terrible as in "inspiring fear or terror; dangerous; or powerful" and not the more modern connotations in English where terrible means "defective" or "evil".
Z80Y TIL in the early 1900s, a 5 foot tall man single handedly scuplted and moved many stone blocks that weighed several tons. He never revealed his method and said he knew how the Pyramids were built. His name was Edward Leedskalnin.
neQgo TIL beekeepers wear white beekeeping suits because white is the least attractive to an angry Honey Bee. Honey Bees become angry when they feel threatened and animals that are a threat to the hive are not white.
Ybbx TIL a comedian named Tommy Cooper died on stage and the audience thought it was part of the show.
ZpxAG TIL Legendary songwriter Jim Steinman (Bat Out of Hell) accomplished a rare feat in 1983 when Bonnie Tyler's cover of his song 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' was #1 on the charts, while #2 was Air Supply's cover of his song 'Making Love Out of Nothing at All'.