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TIL that anyone sworn into any statewide or county office or judgeship in Kentucky must declare under oath that he or she has not participated in, acted as a second or otherwise assisted in a duel.

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J1QN1 TIL: The United States Bowling Congress since 2018 has been accused of corruption and conflict of interest as the newest president enact new policies behind closed doors, handpick executives, conduct secret negotiations with ball manufacturers, and redesigned the league rating system.
N7PnP TIL that in 1989, President Bush sent troops to Panama to capture the dictator Manuel Noriega. But because he has fled to The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, the troops couldn't get in. So they surrounded the place, and blasted Rock n' Roll music for days until he gave up.
8mjX TIL scientists believe dolphins can effectively send each other “images” via echolocation by recreating the sound profile an object.
NRLe TIL Marty Robbins, singer of Big Iron, raced in NASCAR. In the 1972 Talladega 500, his laps were 15mph faster than his qualifying time. After the race, he turned down the Rookie of the Race award and admitted that he removed the carb restrictor “to see what it was like to run up front for once.”
KYXmB TIL that ulugh beg, the sultan of the timurid empire and grandson of the turco-Mongol conqueror Timur, was an astronomer and mathematician who composed zij-i-sultani of 994 stars, generally considered one of the greatest star catalogues between Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe.