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TIL Barry Bonds record breaking home run ball was donated to the baseball hall of fame branded with an asterisk

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R7bV8 TIL people knocked on wood to request good luck from mystical creatures they believed lived in the trees or to distract spirits with evil intentions
X0X4P TIL that Dean Martin named one of his daughters Deana
xVjBk TIL In 2001, Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) was travelling to Kenya when the pilot of his private plane fainted at the controls. Atkinson took over and was able to keep the plane flying. Meanwhile he slapped the pilot several times which revived him, and the plane was landed safely.
wLKy7 TIL astronaut Gus Grissom named the Gemini 3 Molly Brown, in the hope that it wouldn't sink after splashdown. NASA didn't like it and asked him to change the name, to which he replied, "How about the Titanic?" NASA relented, but this was the last time astronauts were allowed to name their capsule.
k57e TIL rats are incredibly compassionate - showing more empathy driven behavior than some humans.