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TIL, once a jockey died half way around the track in a race, but his horse finished first making him the first man ever to win a horse race while dead.

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5Ywgp TIL that a newly discovered fragment of the oldest surviving copy of the New Testament indicates that, as far as the Antichrist goes, theologians, scholars, heavy metal groups, and television evangelists have got the wrong number. Instead of 666, it's actually the far less ominous 616
yVVRa TIL that there is strong evidence the US sent residents back to the bikini atol post testing of nuclear weapons as it "affords the opportunity for a most valuable ecological radiation study on human beings ..." the relocation resulted in many premature deaths and disabilities in newborns.
NgMM TIL that Mitch Hedberg suffered from severe stage fright, and that this performance anxiety lead to his signature sunglasses and long hair look, and his unique style of delivery.
VBMWD TIL in 2019 one of Russia’s troll farms was evicted by the building owners after repeated bomb threats.
RWY1 TIL that Alfred Nobel, who stabilized Nitroglycerin, was told by his Doctor to eat NG to treat his heart complications. He refused. Decades later, NG proved to be effective in reducing the blockages that lead to a heart attack. The scientist that discovered this was awarded the Nobel Prize.