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TIL that a couple who was having sex in a SkyDome (now know as Rogers Center) hotel room was televised on the scoreboard Jumbotron during a baseball game.

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b9enZ TIL that the practice of binding babies' heads (known as artificial cranial deformation) was predominant in France as late as the 20th century.
vP667 TIL that Castro traveled to the US just a few months after the 1959 Revolution, visiting Houston, Washington DC, and New York.
woyYW TIL about Jess Larochelle, a Canadian war hero. Despite sustaining severe injuries, including a concussion, broken back, neck, detached retina, and blown eardrum, confronted and forced the retreat of 40 Taliban fighters. There is a campaign to upgrade his war decoration to a Victoria Cross.
9wMgr TIL mosquito's are unable to fly / feed in wind above 10mph which means if you have a fan outside you can enjoy the outdoors without being bitten! A simple solution which doesn't involve chemicals, sprays etc. Simply having decent wind will ensure you can entertain and most people appreciate a fan.
xVkG1 TIL As a part of Guatemala's elite Kaibiles military program, "each prospect must take care of a puppy for the two months of training and then kill it and eat it to teach themselves that the ultimate loyalty on the battlefield is survival".