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TIL For more than 50 years last century, Chicago Public High Schools required boys to swim naked.

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6EnBW TIL, that if hay bales get wet while in storage, bacteria can grow, which builds heat, and can cause the hay to spontaneously combust.
x6p9w TIL Homer Simpson is Canadian. In 2003, Matt Groening revealed that his father, after whom Homer was named, was Canadian, and said that this made Homer himself a Canadian.
9wZp7 TIL the Japanese term "Kuchi zamishi" is the act of eating when you're not hungry because your mouth is lonely.
9YAOQ TIL that in June 2012, Customs and Border Protection held two Seattle men for two and a half hours after discovering six Kinder Surprise eggs in their car upon returning to the US from a trip to Vancouver. A border guard quoted the potential fine as US $2,500 per egg.
BYWb TIL The Roman Imperial army created specialised fighting units to capture dangerous wild animals to fight in the colosseum. They were forbidden from harming the animals and were considered to have one of the most dangerous jobs in the empire.