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TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous and could write with one hand while drawing with the other simultaneously.

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wLbMo TIL nearly half of all people who have heart attacks don't realize it at the time.
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rWJ0 TIL In 1994 Pearl Jam helped kick off a Justice Department antitrust probe into TicketMaster, so TickerMaster hired a law firm with partners posted in the DOJ anti-trust division. The investigation was dismissed soon after, and TicketMaster’s monopoly practices have continued unchecked ever since.
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