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TIL that “Serenity” is the most popular name for private boats in the U.S. over the past 22 years (appearing 13 times on the BoatUS annual Top 10 list)

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4XLmb TIL,former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's son Uday Hussein used to imprison and torture Iraqi national team footballers for days if they lost a match or a tournament.
p8Vpe TIL that at the center of a pearl is a parasite. Making pearls is an immune response.
PYD6n TIL that the 1st doctor to discover that doctors should wash their hands before performing surgery was ridiculed for suggesting that doctors were causing their own patients harm. He was ostracized and exiled from the medical community until his death.
5aBQ TIL that a growing body of research shows that resisting repeated temptations takes a mental toll. Some experts liken willpower to a muscle that can get fatigued from overuse.
neVPG TIL that in 89 BC Roman soldiers have reportedly captured a satyr (a mythical creature) while at war in Greece. They’ve brought it to their general Sulla for interrogation, but it only spoke in something like a cross between the neighing of a horse and the bleating of a goat.