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TIL that many golf courses that host professional tournaments, I.E. Augusta National, have an underground vacuum drainage system to remove water from their golf greens.

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d8yN8 TIL about "court dwarfs". Some of the first dwarfs to have their histories recorded were employed as court dwarfs. They were owned and traded amongst people of the court, and delivered as gifts to fellow kings and Queens . Royals appeared much larger and visually enhanced their powerful position.
6EELl TIL you lose about a pound of weight everynight while you sleep, just by breathing.
bbXj TIL that Geddy Lee’s parents fell in love in Auschwitz at the age of 12 or 13. His father would bribe the guards to give his mother food or clothes as a sign of affection.
nlBG TIL Willie Nelson used to visit the White House frequently and, at one point, smoked weed on its roof.
xVyQw TIL about 13-year old Eliza Armstrong who was purchased for £5 by journalist W.T. Stead in his attempt to expose sex slavery in Victorian London. Though his newspaper story led to tighter laws protecting women & girls, he was still arrested & jailed for abduction & procurement.