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4n4R TIL the circular huddle used in todays American Football was created by Paul D. Hubbard, a deaf quarterback, so the other team could not read his hand signals.
RX16 TIL Dogs are used in courtrooms to help child crime victims tell their stories
lJ4G TIL that Scientology has its own prison, named “The Hole”, where Scientology executives are sent for months or even years of confinement, manual labour and humiliation.
a8x5y Today I learned that the State University of Arizona conducted a study based on the Ministry of Silly Walks Monty Python sketch, and found that "Had an initiative to promote inefficient movement been adopted in the early 1970s, we might now be living among a healthier society"
goX4 TIL that sexual orgasms can sometimes trigger a NDE or near death experience, causing one to feel like they are leaving their physical body