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TIL Jonny Kim is a Korean American, Astronaut, Doctor, Navy Seal

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l7Xb5 TIL in 1919 Yankees baseball player Ping Bodie had a spaghetti eating contest with Percy the ostrich and won after Percy passed out after eating 11 plates of spaghetti.
KYN1J TIL baking soda is used to legally enhance performance. During intense exercise, the environment around the working muscles becomes acidic, leading to the unwanted "burning" sensation. Supplementing with baking soda helps buffer this acidity, allowing the muscles to sustain longer bouts of exercise.
gMVx8 TIL That the multi-colored lines associated with non-working TVs are known as a test card. I also learned that the test card for PAL (European, Brazilian, etc.) TVs is a different pattern, featuring multi-colored and many black-and-white lines in a circle.
pB54 TIL, the church of Scientology planned and executed the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history.
YXad TIL post office workers once sent a live cat through the pneumatic mail tube system in New York.