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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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mx41R TIL that ferrock is a greener and stronger alternative to concrete by using recycled waste and absorbing carbon dioxide in its production. However, it has not taken off yet because it cost more to make and makes use of waste steel dust which could some day have potential economic uses elsewhere.
nAJr TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.
aw7Py TIL in 1916 Albert Einstein wrote an article proposing a more efficient shape for wings. The plane built with his wings barely left the ground.
pZrN TIL That then retired General Smedley Butler (author of “War is a Racket”) was approached by “moneyed interests” from Wall Street with a plot to overthrow FDR. He took the info to Congress, they agreed there was a plot, didn’t do anything about it.
KOrLQ TIL of Exploding Head Syndrome - a little understood condition in which people experience a sudden loud noise either when waking or when falling asleep. Some also experience a flashing light, myoclonic jerks or tachycardia. The cause is unknown but some conspiracy theories have emerged.