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TIL there are 24 hours in a day because the Egyptians counted in base 12, not base 10 like we do today. They counted finger joints instead of fingers.

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epr0D TIL that Steven Seagal claimed that, due to his aikido training, he was "immune" to being choked unconscious. With Seagal's permission, his stuntman proceeded to choke him unconscious, with Seagal losing control of his bowels.
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pYyLA TIL that the first documented infringement of the Volstead Act was less than an hour after it came into force, when $100,000 worth of whisky was stolen by armed men.
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