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Til while Simon Pegg was in rehab for alcoholism, the tabloids would ring up pretending to be his mother, to get a story off the clinic.

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Z8Y7o TIL in 1919, having pitched 8⅔ innings in a game against the Athletics, Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell was struck by lightning. Despite being knocked unconscious, he refused to leave the game. He went on to record the final out for the complete-game win.
DQwaJ TIL modern tests for high value old paintings search for carbon 14 isotopes, none of which existed in the world before the trinity nuclear tests of the 40’s. Any paintings containing this isotope are clearly from after the tests and thus, a forgery.
kk65 TIL 20 people have been killed by Gazas rockets launched at Israel… since 2007.
OopAa TIL that the Roman Colosseum had a retractable cloth awning which weighed about 24 tons and was held up by a large network of ropes and 240 huge pillars. It covered 30% of the entire Colosseum and provided shade for all of the spectators.
0OXj TIL that the term “it ain’t over til’ the fat lady sings” originally references the conclusion of a lengthy epic four part opera called Der Ring des Nibelungen; in which, the “fat lady” or Valkyrie Brünnhilde sings for about 20 minutes, signaling the end the nearly 16 hour saga.