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TIL the two men who penned the song ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ had never previously been to a baseball game.

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P1bjE TIL about the Roman soldier named Pantera. In Celsus' book "The True Word", Jesus was depicted as the result of an affair between his mother Mary and this soldier. Both the ancient Talmud and medieval Jewish writings reinforced this notion by referring to Jesus as "Jesus, son of Pantera"
KOdoJ TIL Acne is caused because we evolved to lose body hair faster than our glands adapted, meaning they produce oil to lubricate hair that isn't there resulting in a build up.
W71RX TIL of 'Roofman', a robber and fugitive who gave stolen toys to kids, had a secret lair at a Toys R Us. At night at Toys R Us he rode bikes, raced remote-control cars on the roof, ate baby food, and changed employees' work schedules. He told his girlfriend and others he had a secret government job.
N7dmP TIL in 1822 Europeans realized that storks migrate to Africa during winter because they found a stork that still had an arrow from a Central African tribe in it.
kJxbB TIL that the US senate has only been directly elected since 1913.