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TIL the official state sport of Maryland is Jousting.

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BraXL TIL a 2011 study showed that a group of 4 year olds had a temporary lapse in cognitive function after watching 9 minutes of SpongeBob
rRZBx TIL there are no snakes in New Zealand
dDlaQ TIL about a guy that fell off of a cruise ship, unnoticed, near Cozumel, Mexico. He was in the water for hours. The man was subsequently picked up/rescued by another passing cruise ship, entirely by happenstance.
J1KOj TIL that Egyptian builders such as those of the pyramids were usually not slaves, and frequently took sick days from work. Popular excuses included “stung by scorpion”, “bleeding wife”, “trouble with eye”, and even “brewing beer”.
0g7A TIL During WWII more people were killed building V2 rockets than were killed by the rockets themselves