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TIL: Actor Dick Van Dike didn't know his actual birthday until he was 18. His parents lied to him about his birth date to cover up the fact that he was conceived out of wedlock.

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kOGw7 TIL The first baseball hats were made of straw. They were first worn by the New York Knickerbockers on April 24, 1849. But within a few years the team began to wear a cap made of fine merino wool. It featured a crown, with an attached visor or bill.
awRN0 TIL the origin of the term “Love” as 0 in tennis is heavily disputed. The most common belief is that it originated from the french word for egg (L’oeuf) as the shape of the zero represented an egg
1Zw7 TIL there is a scientific term for a person’s tendency to modify their behavior when they know they’re being observed. It’s referred to as the Hawthorne effect.
vmnx TIL that China had invented ceramics for teacups so early and they were so satisfied with it, they never had any glass right up until the 19th century. They were therefore left behind right up to the invention of medical science never having: Windows, lights, electronics, telescopes, microscopes etc
awl9N TIL Abraham Lincoln’s dog Fido was murdered by a knife-wielding drunk guy a few months after Lincoln’s assassination.