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TIL as of 1859 (documented in the Base Ball Player’s Pocket Companion) there were different rules for baseball, with the “New York” rules ultimately winning out over the “Massachusetts” rules.

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PmjE TIL The people of Melanesia independently developed a recessive gene for blond hair. This is distinct from the blond hair gene found in Western populations
BgM7r TIL that a French Soldier called Albert Severin Roche, had personally captured 1,180 prisoners. He was called the "first soldier of France" by allied supreme commander Marechal Foch
BObe TIL there is a whiskey boom in the state of Washington. Coupled with its more lax distilling laws, WA is very similar to Scotland with its wet, temperate climate and arable coastal locations that make for an ideal place to grow barley for whiskey.
kOP17 TIL that the Christmas Truces in World War 1 were not official, and most of the higher ranked officers hated them and tried to stop them happening. Including a young Adolf Hitler. The truces happened anyway some lasted only for Christmas morning and some lasted until New Years Day
poPG TIL: The US now consumes some $2 billion worth of mayonnaise each year. The ketchup market is worth less than half that—around $800 million