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TIL 92 of the 100 oldest People currently alive are Female

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QJJJX TIL Lou Gehrig had a better batting average than Babe Ruth in each of the years 1923-25, but Ruth had a better batting average than Gehrig over the 3 years combined. This is an example of a mathematical curiosity called Simpson’s Paradox.
nexOW TIL after Stalin's son Yakov, failed suicide attempt in his room via firearm. He missed his heart and hit his lung instead; while his stepmother Alliluyeva tended to his wound and called the doctor, Stalin is quoted as saying, "He can't even shoot straight".
Zpmgv TIL about the “Dunny man” who would come late at night to empty the toilets in Australian out-houses. He’d hoist the filled drum up on his shoulder, carry it away and replace it with a new one.
7r5JZ TIL Teddy Roosevelt is the only president that had a tattoo
WkkK9 One intrepid Popular Science editor eschews antiperspirant for a week to see if Deo candy really works.