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TIL Dinosaurs had belly buttons
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TIL When Ottoman envoys, citing a religious custom, declined to remove their turbans when meeting with Vlad (Dracula) the Impaler, Vlad saluted their devotion and decided to strengthen their custom by having three spikes driven through each of their heads, pinning the turbans in place forever.
epkM4
TIL that the arbitrary decision decades ago about the heights of high hurdles and distance between the hurdles created a small band of heights of males that could actually compete at a high level in the event. The women's hurdles are shorter relative to their height, and don't have the same effect.
nWxBB
TIL: The famous 'Bloop' sound, often believed to be sourced from an undiscovered massive creature deep within the ocean, was actually the sound of a glacier breaking apart after an 'icequake'.
9wYvD
TIL Jackie Gleason, famous for starring in The Honeymooners, was an accomplished musician. Gleason composed his shows' themes and his album, Music for Lovers Only, holds the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top Ten Charts at 153 weeks.
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TIL that after the death of Campus Police Officer Sean Collier at MIT, players from rival factions in the game “Ingress” created two portals at the site of his death, which are left untouched as a virtual monument.