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TIL There is a Large Spike in the Number of Traffic Accidents on Super Bowl Sunday

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E1MoX TIL of the Pioneer Plaque, a pair of plaques sent on the Pioneer spacecrafts that included a naked man, a naked woman, and a diagram representing the origin of the spacecraft. The plaque was designed to transmit information to potential aliens who might intercept Pioneer 10 and 11.
yQYxa TIL Florence,Italy have had a championship in June for the past 400 years that is a combination of rugby & mixed martial arts,using a ball like a basketball.
R7jGa TIL 'Somethin' Stupid' recorded by Frank and Nancy Sinatra is the only father-daughter duet to reach #1 on the charts
kORAd TIL notorious gangster Al Capone had the mental age of a 12 year old at the time of his death and the years prior to his death, despite being 48 years old. This was caused by mental illness due to untreated neurosyphilis.
epWL4 TIL that Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words