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TIL that the Mongolian national baseball team has yet to play a full nine inning game because of the application of the mercy rule

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5Y1ak TIL: Lightning can, and commonly does strike during a snowstorm. this phenomenon is known as “thundersnow.”
gMZJA TIL tailgating, or riding someone’s bumper, actually causes traffic jams, slowing everyone down
D1lwY TIL of the California Genocide, an oft-forgotten event in U.S. history due to occurring at the same time at the California Gold Rush. The Native American population of California decreased from as many as 150,000 in 1848 to 30,000 in 1870. Tribes such as the Yahi were hunted to extinction.
4O6 TIL Facial disfigurements creep us out, because our subconsciousness scans the disfigurement as a potential disease.
OAWg TIL that when there were no clocks, there were candle clocks that burned a set amount of hours. If you wanted a reminder or alarm, you pushed a nail at the desired time length in the candle and when it melted to that point, the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder alerting you.