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TIL Major League Baseball umpires are required by rule to wear black underwear, in case they split their pants.

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6Edl TIL the White House has a Flickr account and they post behind the scenes photos all the time
wP6o TIL During the chaos of the African campaign in WWII Axis General Rommel found himself visiting an Allied controlled field hospital. He inquired if supplies were needed and promised to help. Later he delivered the supplies he had promised.
8aGpP TIL 'that when a male anglerfish finds a female, he will bite down and latch onto her body, where his tissues and circulatory systems will fuse with hers. In exchange for nutrients from the female, the male loses his eyes, fins, teeth, and most internal organs, only serving as a sperm bank for her.'
jNOOa TIL that maybe I can trick the YouTube Algorithm.