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TIL That TCP/UDP port 666 is reserved on every Windows computer specifically for the game Doom.

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W7RwL 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.
MeJJa TIL of the IMCF, a sport in which people dress in full medieval armor and fight each other in an arena with a shield and (blunt) swords
4ka8J TIL that the BBC has a Pidgin language site for news
nJg9 TIL Jack Johnson, the first black man to hold the World Heavyweight Title, also invented the wrench… in 1922.
J0wv TIL the 4th and 5th tallest structures on Earth are TV antennae serving Fargo, North Dakota.