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EMa7 TIL During a slump in the minors, Mickey Mantle told his father “I don’t think I can play baseball anymore.” His father responded with “I thought I raised a man. I see I raised a coward instead. You can come back to Oklahoma and work the mines with me.” Mantle immediately broke out of his slump.
NXkmQ TIL from 1807 to 1890 the tiny archipelago of Heligoland in the North Sea was controlled by the British Empire. The British gained control during the Napoleonic Wars, and the islands were ceded to Germany in 1890 in return for various colonial holdings in East Africa.
Z8EB4 TIL that ostriches must eat rocks and sharp things to help them digest their food, and those rocks never come out when they poop. Instead they get worn down by the food. And if ostriches don't eat rocks, glass, or other sharp things, they will die.
R7dbl TIL aggression is negatively associated with intelligence. Unintelligent people may experience more frustration, which may lead to aggression. This may also be explained because aggression and intelligence share biological factors.
XAr8 TIL - In 1964 the German government decided to back pay East African soliders (The Askari) who fought for them in WWI. Most had little proof of service, so they had to perform the Manual of arms in German and with a broom to prove themselves. Not a single one of them failed.