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TIL Strawberry Pop-Tarts increase in sales at WalMart, seven times their normal sales rate, ahead of a hurricane

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okYW TIL Babe Ruth twice hit a ball so high he was able to make it to third base before it came back down, and hit a ball so hard it went between the pitcher’s legs then over centerfield’s head
LkMmr TIL about an Israeli Mossad agent by the name Eli Cohen who infiltrated the government of Syria and convinced them to plant trees which later was used by Israeli as targeting markers in the 6 day war.
wLlXY TIL a house in Kansas had over 2,000 brown recluse spiders removed without a single bite, leading researchers to conclude that bites were unlikely unless humans come in skin contact with the recluse.
G7WG TIL that those rounded bumps on the painted lane dividers are called Botts’ dots.
LQeY0 TIL that of the 780 prisoners who have been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, only 16 have ever been charged by the United States