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TIL the Easter Island heads also have bodies.

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dDWkQ TIL that the death rate for heart attacks increases by 15% on days when marathons are held in major US cities. This is thought to be due to road closures and traffic around the marathon route. Ambulance ride length increases by an average of four minutes on marathon days.
5O5Q TIL that when the pope used to be elected, he would sit in a chair with a hole cut into it with his balls dangling from it. A young cardinal would then fondle them and declare “He has two balls, and they are well hung.” This was to ensure the pope was not a woman in disguise
g7wD TIL in an international study that looked at age and happiness, people were their unhappiest at 46 years old.
kOaPB TIL that in 2000, a drug bust at an abandoned nuclear missile silo in Kansas led to a 95% drop in availability of LSD in the United States for two years.
M7gBV TIL LeBron James has played 1703 total NBA games, regular season and playoffs, in his 20 year career. This is an AVERAGE of 85.15 games per year. The regular season is 82 games long.