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TIL The average baseball game has about 18 minutes of action and is 90% standing around

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MepoV TIL That the Yoruba people of Nigeria have the highest rate of twin birth probably because of a type of yam that they eat.
166ld TIL about the Baghdad Batteries. In 1938 twelve jars with copper cylinders and iron rods were found in Iraq. The jars when combined with grape juice produce approximately 1 volt of electricity. It is hypothesized these were the first batteries ever created, over two thousand years ago.
ADOg TIL that a CD of monks singing Gregorian chant made it to #3 on the Billboard 200
kJro7 TIL about the "First Browser War", which took place from 1995-2001, and ended with the up-and-coming Internet Explorer eliminating Netscape Navigator as a rival. By 2001, Internet Explorer had attained a peak of 96% Web Browser Usage Share.
kbYm TIL Oxana Malaya was abandoned at the age of 3 and raised by dogs. When she was found (8) she walked on four, barked, and completely behaved like a dog.