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TIL Randy Johnson nicknamed his slider "Mr. Snappy"
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TIL about The Highway of Tears...A section of Canadian Roadway where Women Disappear Without a Trace
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TIL the "crinkle crankle" single-layer brick walls frequently seen throughout England aren't just a wacky artistic design, rather they provide the same structural stability as a two-layer brick wall but without the extra bricks.
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TIL by the time the New York Yankees won their first World Series in 1923, not only had Babe Ruth come from the Red Sox, but half the Yankee position players and 4 out of 5 of their pitching rotation had been acquired from Boston in trades.
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TIL in 1897, a newlywed woman was found dead in her home. Although her death was attributed to natural causes, her mother’s insistence that she had been visited by the woman’s ghost compelled authorities to reopen the case, at which time an autopsy revealed the woman had suffered a broken neck.
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TIL In 1997 there was a contest to win an exact replica of The Simpson's house, fully furnished. The winner could keep the home or trade it for $75,000. The winner took the money. The house was stripped of its decor before being sold.