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TIL that a neutrino particle could pass through a block of lead 1 light year thick and never interact or be stopped by a single atom.

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xVQ60 TIL that FIFA effectively banned women's football/soccer on an international scale for 50 years (1921-1971) by outlawing the playing of women's games on Association members' pitches.
9YPZ6 TIL The dimples on a golf ball allow it to travel up to twice the distance of a smooth ball. The dimples increase lift and decrease drag
0wwoA TIL while filming The Wizard of Oz, 16-year-old Judy Garland was put on a strict diet that included smoking 80 cigarettes a day to suppress her appetite.
woLmW TIL about Fordlândia, a very large plot of land that Henry Ford purchased in Brazil. He developed and utilized this land in order to try and meet the need for his own rubber production for his car tires. This project would eventually fail and was abandoned in 1934.
8axr4 TIL that Keira Knightley had an acting agent by the age of 6, was in Star Wars at 13, Pirates of the Caribbean at 17, and was nominated for an Oscar for Pride and Prejudice at 20.