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TIL the 2022 World Series was the first to field no U.S.-born Black players since 1950.

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X0mbr TIL that Julius Fucik wrote the "Entrance of the Gladiators" as a military march for the imperial Czech army, he was inspired by bloody Roman gladiatorial fighting. Today it is know for being the entrance music for clowns at the circus.
OoA7e TIL this purple snailfish was filmed at a depth of 5 miles using a deep sea camera-equipped lander in the Pacific Ocean's Atacama Trench located off the coast of Peru and Chile in 2018 making it the first time to ever see this species. Pink and blue snailfish were also filmed during the expedition.
e0K5g TIL of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2000+ year old Ancient Greek ‘analogue computer’ that tracks/predicts astronomical positions, keeps dates for early Olympic Games and more! It used bronze, toothed gears and had multiple, individually purposed faces... similar tech wasn’t developed for 1400 years!
OGMQ6 TIL that we can observe more than just one side of the Moon from Earth. About 59% of the surface is visible due to Moon’s slight wavering. It's called libration.
X05rR TIL that in Vermont, an apple pie is legally required to be served with a glass of cold milk, a slice of half an ounce of cheddar cheese, or vanilla ice cream.