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TIL Baseball and Cricket are the only major sports where the defense has the ball

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M7Qv7 TIL The classic dessert Creme Brulee is at least 700 years old with the first mention in a 14th century cook book. The recipe included a custard cream, over which sugar was poured and burnt with a hot iron rod. It was called Crema Catalan and is nearly identical to the modern Creme Brulee.
gMJpL TIL NORAD's annual Santa Tracker program originated from a child misdialing a Santa Claus hotline in 1955, instead calling a U.S. Air Force Colonel at the Continental Air Defense Command.
0wWO5 TIL in 1970 Jimmy Carter allowed a convicted murderer to work at the Governors Mansion under a work release program as a maid and later as his daughters nanny. He later volunteered as her parole officer and had her continue working for his family at the White House. She was later exonerated.
Dv4r TIl that in Turkey there is an ancient cave complex where 20,000 people could live
wmAM TIL A decibel is one tenth of a bel, a seldom-used unit named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell.