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TIL 93% of shark attacks between 1580 and 2010 worldwide were on men

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AWDd TIL the US military modified a C130 with rockets so it could land in and take off from a football stadium, in Iran, to rescue hostages.
leA1 TIL that men actually pioneered wearing high heels and women began wearing them to look more masculine. Men then ditched the heels as not to look feminine. [xpost /r/Feminism]
GYpg7 TIL in 1962, jousting was declared as the official state sport of Maryland.
Z8YlD TIL Krusty the Clown was originally supposed to be Homer Simpson's secret identity.
pZm8 TIL that in the 1983 Monopoly championship, a player sold his 3 hotels for 12 houses in order to lessen the number of house tokens that his opponents could use. The move was called a “forced building shortage” and was ruled illegal.