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TIL about Eats, Shoots & Leaves a book dedicated to Bolshevik printers of St. Petersburg who, in 1905, demanded to be paid the same rate for punctuation marks as for letters, and thereby directly precipitated the first Russian Revolution.

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aLO0 TIL that Ronda Rousey originally opposed using the nickname her friends gave her, “Rowdy”, feeling it would be disrespectful to professional wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper. After meeting Piper through Gene LeBell, who helped train both of them, Piper personally gave his approval.
BgdWD TIL In The 1930s, Baseball rivaled Soccer In England, attracting 10,000 spectators per game. In 1938, at the inaugural Baseball World Cup, Great Britain defeated the USA 4 games to 1. The outbreak of WWII interrupted the sports ascendancy, and it never recovered its prewar popularity.
oBJaA TIL that the Mexican government once opened fire on peaceful protestors. An estimated 300-400 civilians laid dead in the streets. In 2000, official government documents were released that showed the government employed snipers dressed as protestors to provoke the officers into shooting.
7rmYr TIL Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790.
916m TIL It’s possible for a large group of people all mis-remember the same detail or event, it’s called Confabulation, or to give it’s internet name the Mandela Effect.