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Today I Learned - Babe Ruth Ended His Career As A Boston Brave In Philadelphia

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MDgm TIL neuroscientist James Fallon discovered he was a psychopath while studying brain scans to search for patterns that correlated with psychopathic behavior.
LZ9v TIL During WW2, a US politician got 800 sailors killed after bragging to the press about the Japanese setting off depth charges too early.
Bgdny TIL the Weird Al song “Bob” is written entirely in palindromes (including the title). It was written in 2002 (a palindrome) and the nonsensical lyrics inspired him to make it a Bob Dylan parody.
nPPG TIL of the term champagne socialist, which is a term used to describe self-described socialists who lead upper middle class lifestyles incompatible with their political convictions
AD7mB TIL that the name used by the Indian Legal System to refer to persons unknown, missing or unidentified is "Ashok Kumar". It is the legal equivalent of "John Doe" in Indian courts of law.