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TIL that the authors for “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” had never been to a ball game before putting together their now-famous song

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Lk0vr TIL that Charlie Bucket, the main character in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", according to Dahl's widow, was originally written as "a little black boy". Dahl's agent, who thought a black Charlie would not appeal to readers, insisted that Charlie be white.
bp04 TIL that the common belief that a scorpion surrounded by fire will sting itself to death is untrue. When exposed to rapid heat, the nervous system spasms uncontrollably, leading to what looks like the scorpion stinging itself.
VMKxD TIL unclaimed property is the "fifth-largest revenue source" for the state of California
Yeex TIL Because of a design flaw, when Apple III owners had problems (like garbled data) they were instructed to “lift the machine 3 inches and drop it in order to re-seat the chips on the logic board.”
d8XyE TIL: Singer Rod Stewart has eight children from five different women, and there is a 49-year age gap between his youngest and oldest child (ages 6 to 55).