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TIL : There are major changes in Brain Structure and Function in a Multisport Cohort of Retired Female and Male Athletes, Many Years after Suffering a Concussion

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kOB01 TIL that, in 1943, four boys in Worcestershire found a skeleton inside a tree trunk, with its hand some distance away. In 1944, graffiti was found nearby saying "Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm", along with other messages. Neither the skeleton nor the writer of the graffiti has ever been identified.
NX7KN TIL Shen Fu Tsong was the first recorded Chinese person to step foot in Britain. Tsong cataloged the Chinese collection in the Bodleian Library, showed the librarian how to hold Chinese books, and explained their contents. King James II had Tsong's portrait painted and hung in his bed chamber.
7arx TIL Pixar flew a rep out to a 10 year-old girl’s home with a DVD copy of ‘Up’ before it was released because it was her dying wish to see the film. She died 7 hours later.
8eXG8 TIL a repairman caused $700,000,000 in damage to the USS Miami submarine by intentionally starting a fire to get out of work early.
9pM7 TIL Facebook engineers originally wanted to call the “Like” button the “Awesome” button.