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TIL Days before Caesar's assassination, he said the best way to die would be suddenly and unexpectedly. One of the assassins was sitting right next to him.

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1MYr TIL Statistical analysis of hockey fights confirmed what coaches have long believed, that sending a player out to fight can significantly shift momentum in a game. Researcher Terry Appleby found that 76% of fights resulted in a ‘momentum surge’ for one team and 23% ended in a surge for both teams.
5nAQ TIL Steve Irwin was afraid of Parrots.
DKJp TIL The Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is designed for the sun to shine directly on the headstone only once a year, on Remembrance Day (Nov 11, 11am)
mxpKR TIL There are up to 500,000 people of Palestinian descent in Chile
KYdkJ TIL moles can shrink their brains in the winter