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TIL that pirates originally came up with Walking the Plank so that the condemned would be responsible for their own demise and they would not be charged with murder.

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OoROa TIL about molluscum contagiosum. Commonly called "the wrestling disease" It is a skin infection with no cure. It can take the immune system 6 months to 4 years to clear it up. Depending on transmission it can also be classified as an STD.
ADlJ4 TIL the position of a Venetian gondolier is extremely exclusive and difficult to attain. Only 425 licenses are granted each year and it requires years of apprenticeship and passing a major exam.
rNmo0 TIL an standard American football field is 53.3 yards wide. For more than 50 years I thought it was 50 yards wide.
aw9JL TIL that crows can and do hold grudges. Researchers in a specific mask trapped 7 crows, resulting in the entire flock harassing anyone in this mask for years, even when disguised with a hat. This means the crows recognized the face and also communicated the grudge to crows who had not seen it.
XEKdj TIL that Disney once offered televangelist Pat Robertson $42 million to let them remove "The 700 Club" from Freeform's lineup, but he said no. Freeform began as the satellite channel of Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network; he sold it in the '90s, but every owner since has had to air the show.