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TIL that after Balto the sled dog became famous for his role in saving a remote area from a diphtheria outbreak, he toured America on the vaudeville circuit. When a Cleveland businessman found Balto chained at a "dime museum" in LA, he bought the dog to live out his life at the Cleveland Zoo.

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mx9JR TIL the only person to die playing baseball is Ray Chapman in 1920 at age 29; he was hit by a pitch and died 12 hours later. His death helped lead to the ban on spitballs after the season and requiring umpires to replace dirty balls. It helped lead to the use of batting helmets albeit 30 years later
eM0k TIL the phone number for the Canadian government is 1-800-O-Canada
9YRN6 TIL The 2007 film Paranormal Activity was shot, directed and written by Oren Peli and cost only $15,000 to produce. After Paramount bought the film and began showing it in theaters it went on to gross over $193,000,000.
Wevd TIL: Of men seeking help from police for Physical Violence, Rape, or Stalking by Intimate Partner, 21% felt it was helpful, 17.8% somewhat helpful, 13.1% a little helpful, and 52% not at all helpful
xVZA5 TIL scientists believe, that just like elephants and Woolly mammoths, that rhinos had a "Woolly" counterpart as well