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TIL that from 2004 to 2011 Canada had Pillow Fighting League.
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TIL the spikes on the end of a Stegosaurus’s tail are called the “Thagomizer” after a Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson.
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TIL about Josef Hassid, a Polish violinist who was a child prodigy and was praised by Kreisler, among many, as one of the greatest violinists, who died at age 27.
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TIL that a jellyfish-like parasite which lives inside salmon flesh can survive without oxygen for it’s whole life. It is the only animal which can do this.
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TIL after Kanye West’s mother had died of heart disease while suffering “multiple post-operative factors” after plastic surgery, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the “Donda West Law,” making it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.
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TIL that the invention of bicycles was fundamental to the early women's liberation movement. Bicycles promised freedom to women long accustomed to relying on men for transportation. It was also the main reason corsets and long skirts fell out of fashion in the early 20th century.