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TIL some people get “weather headaches” from changes in barometric pressure

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w7jW TIL at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the US men’s basketball team beat Canada 19-8 to win the gold medal. The game was held outdoors on a dirt court in the pouring rain. The conditions prevented dribbling, which is why the score was so low.
WpbL TIL, That a Mexican man who accidentally killed his cousin while drunk was sentenced to death by being buried with alive with the cousin whom he had killed.
brd7 TIL that the only reason Indigo exists on the ROY G BIV spectrum is that Isaac Newton wanted 7 colors to correspond to the notes on a major scale
N7LOE TIL that the intestines (Goldbeater’s skins) of 250,000-450,000 cows where needed to build one WW1 Zeppelin.
nexed TIL that The Beatles watched George Harrison lose his virginity and they cheered in the end.