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TIL The reason Irish dance has so little body movement is because dancing was banned by British soldiers. Dancers would appear to stand still while moving their feet.

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P1k0g TIL That English sports betting site William Hill, who offered 5000-1 odds on Leiceister City winning the English Premier League in 2015, ended up losing $3 million. Because of this, they no longer offer odds higher than 1000-1 for bets on teams winning championships.
vPBEK TIL, the original “Night Of The Living Dead” from 1968, has been in the public domain since its release, due to an editing error in the credits. Because of this, hundreds of VHS/DVD versions of the film exist. Anybody can package and sell it. It’s also commonly in the background of other movies
D1XVJ TIL In 2014 two chemists co-authored a paper describing all those consumer products appropriately labelled as “chemical free”. The paper was blank.
vP8bj TIL the first possible tornado report in the United States occurred in July 1643. The report was recorded by Massachusetts Governor and weather enthusiast John Winthrop, who observed a sudden gust that whipped up dust, lifted his meeting house, and killed a nearby observer with a fallen tree.
nWjXG TIL James Cameron once paid a $1 million ransom to help free Guillermo Del Toro’s father from kidnappers.