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TIL the notion of waiting 30 mintues after eating before swimming has no scientific basis whatsoever

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R7O8 TIL that on August 4, 1922, all telephone service in the United States and Canada was suspended for one minute during the funeral of Alexander Graham Bell.
p8JYZ TIL that a 1932 war game included a surprise attack against Pearl Harbor from 152 carrier-borne aircraft on a Sunday morning. Umpires awarded the victory to the defending forces, saying that precision bombing of battleships was unrealistic.
KYrAE TIL Rod Blackstone, "The Toast Man," makes two to three loaves of toast at every Charleston WV minor league baseball game. When the home team strikes a player out, Blackstone leads the crowd in declaring "You! Are! Toast!" as he tosses toast to fans.
yQOAX TIL born in 1779 into a family plagued by severe mental illness, Peter Roget's childhood was dominated by the depression and misery of those around him. In an effort to cope, he developed a compulsion for making lists. His lifelong passion culminated in the publication of Roget's Thesaurus in 1852.
Y9AA TIL the movie Secretary came out in 2002, well before 50 Shades of Grey, both are about a bdsm relationship and both feature a man named Mr. Grey