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TIL promoter's in the early1970's made up a fictional start date of 1916 for the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. The real start was 1972.

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wLdaW TIL because of its unique venom delivery system, the stiletto snake (newly-discovered earlier this year) is almost impossible to hold safely in the usual way (fingers behind the head) without being bitten. It is capable of stabbing with its independently protruding fangs while its mouth is closed.
ZDjR TIL that the saying “when it rains, it pours” actually comes from the tagline of Morton Salt, whose ionized salt didn’t clump in damp/humid weather
oJGY TIL that the Liberty bell and Big Ben were cast by the same bell foundry, and that both bells are cracked.
wXk8 TIL “Big Ben” isn’t the name of the clock tower, but only a bell inside it. The clocktower is actually called “Elizabeth Tower”.
VAa8 TIL that Patrick Stewart lost all his hair at 18 and believed that no woman would ever be interested in him again