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TIL: Russians purchased 500,000 baseball bats in 2014 but only one ball

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8a10P TIL that the Kodak company manufactured hand grenades in the later years of WWII, and they were even used in the invasion of Normandy. The stock remaining after WWII was ordered to be destroyed because the grenades would explode prematurely, injuring American soldiers.
x6VKB TIL that Soulja Boy put out his own "video game console" in 2018, but it was Chinese knockoff systems with pirated nintendo roms loaded on them
ADgD4 TIL Usain Bolt's running gait is asymmetrical due to scoliosis, which has resulted in his left leg being longer than his right leg. Scientists aren't sure if his record-breaking sprint speeds are because of this or in spite of this.
GYeoN TIL: Less than half of India’s children between the age 6 and 14 go to school
pYayO TIL that the longest recorded distance a paper airplane has flown is over 226 feet, achieved by a Japanese engineer in 2012