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TIL that gloves were introduced to boxing to make the sport more violent and dramatic.

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0oO5 TIL the shoshinsha mark is a green and yellow symbol that new Japanese drivers must place on their cars for a year; conversely, the fukushi mark (orange and yellow) is for elderly drivers. Both marks warn other drivers that the marked driver is not very skilled due to inexperience or old age.
E1JVx TIL In 1996, a group of scientists claimed to have found evidence of microscopic fossils formed by Martian primitive life billions of years ago on a meteorite discovered in Antarctica.
8aY8a TIL that Stephen Hawking hosted a party for time travelers, but no one came. he sent the invites out after the event with the thought that anyone who could time travel would go back and show up to the party
1EWd TIL that at one point during russian special purpose forces training, the trainees are shot at the chest while wearing body armor to give them a taste of the real battlefield
rRgDo TIL The 1964 on-track death of a NASCAR alum named Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, of a crash resulting in fire explosion burns, directly led to Simpson creating the fire protection suit, saving the lives of many future drivers.