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TIL Rodney Mullen essentially pioneered street skateboarding by inventing the flatground ollie, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential skaters of all time.

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W7pKL TIL about Dupuytren’s Disease, which causes nodules and chords to form in the palm of you hand, and prevents you from fully opening/relaxing your fingers after a while (which is called Dupuytren’s Contracture). Newer treatments involve injecting an enzyme and audibly snapping the cord.
oBGyo TIL Chamillionaire, the one-hit wonder rapper behind "Ridin' Dirty," decided there was no money in music and became a tech investor, which has made him an actual multimillionaire
v1PYj TIL a monkey named Naruto sued over copyright of a selfie he had taken. The case made it to the appeals court and was eventually settled out of court.
R55y9 TIL of "mail jumping", a form of mail delivery in Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, USA where mail carriers ride along the side of a boat, jump off on to the dock, deliver mail, pick up outgoing mail, and jump back on to the boat all while the boat continues to move.
XE4JE TIL of 'male menstruation' that was considered a normal part of growing up in twentieth century Egyptian culture but was actually due to an endemic parasitic bladder infection from schistosomes causing bloody urine.