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TIL in 1923, a jockey named Frank Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack and died mid-race. His body somehow remained on the horse and crossed the finish line in first place. He had never won a race before in his life.

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APKa TIL a castaway drifted for 13 months across the Pacific Ocean, claiming that he had been living off fish and turtles he had caught and relying on rainwater, and sometimes his own urine, to drink. His boat was found covered in barnacles and with the carcasses of several turtles littering the deck.
4BAg TIL that Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes. The government offer expectant mothers a maternity starter kit or a cash grant. 95% opt for the kit which includes a cardboard box that doubles as a crib. It has helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.
OWQY TIL That in 1957, South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond spoke for a record 24 hours 18 minutes to filibuster the passage of a civil rights bill. He took steam baths daily to dehydrate his body so he would not have to stop speaking to use the bathroom.
oxbL TIL Kraft Macaroni Cheese (Microwaved macaroni with synthetic powder cheese) is Canada’s national dish and is the most sold grocery product in the country.
VgZm TIL a football player went to prison for five years on a phony rape charge. Upon his release she approached him saying “‘I will go through with helping you but it’s like at the same time all that money they gave [me] I don’t want to have to pay it back”