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Today I learned that on April 3, 1919, Yankees centerfielder Ping Bodie defeated an ostrich in a pasta-eating contest

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LdgZ TIL it is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime in the USA
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kJ1P5 TIL Michael Jackson had his own videogame where you gain health for saving children trapped in closets
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p85xp TIL There is a crowd-sourcing project in collaboration between historians, social scientists and the African American Civil War Museum with goals to improve our knowledge of the African Americans who fought for freedom in the American Civil War. And you can help by transcribing images!