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VMyj8 TIL that ethereal singer Enya's vocals sometimes didn't translate well from existing Earth languages, so her collaborator Roma Ryan constructed an futuristic language called "Loxian" for her. Roma also created an online video game to educate others about Loxian culture.
5kJB TIL that in 1923, Frank Hayes became the first ever jockey to win a horse race despite being dead. He died from a heart attack mid-race but somehow his body stayed strapped onto the horse and he crossed the finish line in first place, beating 20-1 odds.
4kE7g TIL that the idea that low-alcohol beer was consumed more commonly than water during medieval times is a myth. Water was cheaper than beer, and towns/villages were built close to sources of fresh water such as rivers, springs, and wells to facilitate easy access to the resource.
0dY4R TIL there was an openly transgender man who served as a colonel who served Zapata in the Mexican Revolution named Amelio Ávila. He lived openly as a man from the age of 24 and if somebody referred to him as a woman, he would threaten them with his pistol. He died in 1984 at the age of 95.
LkJKZ TIL You're more likely to survive a heart attack in a casino than nearly anywhere else.