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TIL some ultramarathoners get their toenails surgically removed to stop the pressure and irritation they can cause in races

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E1AZW TIL that Sexual jealousy evolved to motivate 'mate guarding' for both sexes, according to evolutionary psychology. Males are motivated to ensure offspring is theirs and females to secure paternal care.
vpR7 TIL Hitler, Trotsky, Stalin & Freud all lived within a few miles of each other in Vienna 1913. They even walked in the same park and ate in the same coffeehouse.
k4bE TIL that on December 25th, the ancient Romans would celebrate Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the birthday of their sun god. The holiday eventually morphed into Christmas.
mx95p TIL that Jimmy Boyd's I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church in Boston when it was released on the grounds that it mixed kissing with Christmas. Boyd was photographed meeting with the Archdiocese to explain the song. After the meeting, the ban was lifted.
d88OQ Screeeeeeeech!