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TIL catcher Dave Bresnahan threw a potato to trick a runner home. The minor leagues kicked him out and was later quoted saying "Lou Gehrig had to play in 2,130 consecutive games and hit .340 for his number to be retired, and all I had to do was bat .140 and throw a potato."

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xRyw TIL in 2004, when asked about how he got the emails, addresses and pictures of so many people using Facebook Mark Zuckerburg replied “People just submitted it. I don’t know why. They "trust me”. Dumb f**ks.“
eOZk TIL Robert Moses (considered to be the “master builder” of mid-20th century NYC, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester County) was responsible for various NYC bridge constructions, Interstate 278, the Cross-Bronx Expressway, parkways and other highways, but never held a valid driver’s license.
6aGJ TIL at the 2:58 mark in Hey Jude, you can hear Paul McCartney say “fucking hell” after making a mistake on the piano. The band thought it was so funny that they decided to keep it in the song.
PPvJ TIL Thomas Midgley, Jr. a chemists and mechanical engineer, “had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history.” and unintentionally killed himself.
4XnNg TIL Anna Bagenholm survived the lowest body temperature ever recorded at 56.7 F (13.7 C). She had been skiing when she fell through a frozen stream and became stuck for 80 minutes. Despite being clinically dead, she made a full recovery and is now working at the same hospital that saved her life.