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TIL in 1962, jousting was declared as the official state sport of Maryland.

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GAoM1 TIL there were square halos. These were used in donor portraits, a depiction of the person who commissioned the artwork placed among saints, to mark the contemporary donor.
5YMpB TIL the largest known animal on Earth is the blue whale. The largest blue whale to date is a female that weighed 389,760 pounds (176,792 kg).
kNbe TIL in 2015 a teenager died on first day at work when he fell into a wood chipper. The scene was so horrific that his boss at a heart attack on the scene.
kVNE TIL that bachelor President James Buchanan had a 10 year relationship with a man. Andrew Jackson noted the relationship by calling them “Miss Nancy” and “Aunt Fancy”.
JY0v1 TIL: Different horse breeds have different gaits, that relate to breed specific mutations in the DMRT3 gene. This gene controls the spinal neurological circuits related to limb movement. eg: Icelandic horse breeds can perform a four-beat lateral ambling gait known as a tölt.