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TIL Current WWE Wrestler Jeff Hardy and former wrestler Mick Foley have agreed to donate their brains for concussion research after death

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R5bp7 TIL that Louis IX of France, also known as Saint Louis, was viewed as “primus inter pares” (first among equals) among the kings and rulers of Europe as he commanded the largest army and ruled the largest and wealthiest kingdom, the centre of European art and intellectual thought at the time.
5VxkR TIL about Louise Farrenc, a French composer and the only woman to hold the postion of Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatory in the 19th century
neOKG TIL The Amazon white bellbird has the loudest song in the world, peaking at 125 decibels, more than high enough to cause immediate hearing damage
ZpyNa TIL in 1976 Libya demanded neighboring Tunisia cease deployment of a massive military vehicle near it's border or risk escalation. The offensive military vehicle was a Jawa Sandcrawler being built on the set of a movie.
8MgP TIL that the average American eats the same amount of sugar in five days that the average American 200 years ago consumed all year.