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TIL The extra shoelace hole in your shoes is to be used for a "lace lock" to prevent blisters and foot movement

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xDy1 TIL in 1883, the body of a bear and Frank Devereaux were found dead beside each other with the ground around them thrashed for 20 square feet. It’s believed the man and bear fought to the death.
R7pjj TIL of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant. It was much closer to the epicenter of the 2011 Earthquake than the Fukushima Power Plant, yet it sustained only minor damage and even housed tsunami evacuees. It's safety is credited to engineer Hirai Yanosuke who insisted it have a 14m (46FT) tall sea wall
e6Kk TIL: A “Blue Moon” does Not refer to the second full moon of a month, but the fourth full moon of a season. The common misconception became popular in the 1940s.
R7aLa TIL "Hide the Pain Harold" is aware of his internet fame, saying "At first I wanted to stop it, but it's impossible; if your face has spread on the internet you can't do anything about it. You can close down a site but three new ones will appear."
Knb4 TIL that there are more African American men incarcerated in the U.S. than the total prison populations in India, Argentina, Canada, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Finland, Israel and England combined.