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TIL: Babe Ruth was regularly called “Nigger Lips”

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XE09P TIL in the early days of American football an incomplete pass would result in a 15 yard penalty. And if the ball was untouched it would be a turnover
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VMJd4 TIL of the Man in the Iron Mask. An unidentified prisoner held for 34 years, until his death in 1703, who was forced to wear a mask to ensure no one knew his true identity. His cell had multiple doors so no one could listen; if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs he would be killed.
g5ZX TIL that Adrien Beard was chosen to voice the character “Token”, because he was the only African-American employed at South Park Studios at the time of token’s first appearance.
WNNd TIL it has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve