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TIL that back in 1845, baseball was played until both teams had a combined score of 21.

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neKlB TIL That there is a physical bell in the Unity module of the ISS that is rung whenever a crew boards or disembarks the station
1aEwO TIL France will veto any candidate for UN Secretary General that cannot speak French. Kofi Annan was selected because he was the only French speaking candidate from an English speaking country. Ban Ki Moon took evening French classes to avoid a potential veto.
4XvlJ TIL Giant squids have a donut shaped brain so their esophagus can run through the middle. If they try to swallow too large of a bite of food they can receive serious brain damage.
kOxvE TIL of pocket parks, mini-sized parks with room enough for one swing, that neighborhoods build in order to banish registered sex offenders who are not allowed to live within 2000 ft of them.
BreJe TIL workers on the sinking Titanic had their wages stopped the moment they hit the water