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TIL that almond milk was a common staple in medieval Europe.
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TIL of Ye's Optical Lattice Clock. It loses one second every 15 billion years, making it the world's most accurate clock.
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TIL Captain Hazelwood was widely portrayed as as a drunk captain who steered the Exxon Valdez aground in 1989. He was in his berth at the time of the collision, the drug test with his name was mishandled, and a search of the ship only turned up two beer bottles.
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TIL that when the number of chlamydia cases in young Swedish people doubled in one year, it was decided that condom ambulances would be on standby three days a week, waiting for calls from those caught in a promising situation, but without protection.
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TIL that in 2002, Dave Grohl became the first person to hold the number one spot on the modern rock charts as a member of three different groups
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TIL Hall of Fame boxer Julio Cesar Chavez grew up with 10 brothers and sisters in an abandoned railroad car in Culiacan. When he gained fame as a professional fighter, Chavez would fight in exhibitions to raise money for the poor in Mexico, often giving out of his own pocket.