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TIL that there's a sport called Extreme ironing, which consists of ironing in perilous or incongruous conditions. It can be practiced on a mountain, while snowboarding or skiing, on top of large statues... Its appeal lies in mixing the thrill of danger “with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt"

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KYOga TIL that the caterpillar forms of Bag Moths (aka Bagworm Moths use their silk to tie sticks into portable "log cabins" that they live inside of until they become moths
VMl5k TIL the cryptocurrency Dogecoin community raised $129,687 for the Jamaican national bobsleigh team, who qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics but lacked funding -- far surpassing the $40,000 necessary.
4XLna TIL in 'The Walking Dead', the character Merle Dixon is seen with a bag of blue meth from 'Breaking Bad', while his brother Daryl later describes their dealer as “a janky little white guy”.
Zv1Y TIL that there is only 1 woman in the top 100 chess players in the world, and no woman has ever won a world championship.
4kPN TIL that Will Smith was offered the role of Superman/Clark Kent but declined, saying: “You mess up white peoples’ heroes in Hollywood, you’ll never work in this town again!”