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TIL that a 2012 survey of 1,000 Americans found that 45% of them wished they could skip Christmas due to financial pressures

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0PoN TIL that by the time Mozart was 28, his hands were deformed because of all the hours he had spent practicing, performing, and gripping a quill pen to compose his masterpieces.
awDEZ TIL giraffes have a natural blood pressure of about 280/180, and have a complex series of mechanisms in their circulatory system to prevent brain hemorrhage as their heads rapidly change elevation, such as when standing up from taking a drink.
XEdor TIL Leonard Nimoy came up with the Vulcan neck pinch because he was tired of fight scenes and the Vulcan salute he created from his Jewish background.
nanB TIL that in 1944, in effort to raise money for the war, The Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Giants all played a Three way game against each other. The final score was Dodgers - 5, Yankees - 1 and Giants - 0. It also ended up raising $56.5 million dollars in war bonds.
8pm8 TIL: Waldo Of “Where’s Waldo” is actually named wally and is only called Waldo in the US and Canada