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TIL that while there are theories, we do not know conclusively why ice is slippery

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epDdE TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness.
jNJ6p TIL that Robin Williams had Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's which [his wife believes] led him to kill himself. His wife says depression had very little to do with it.
jMVQ TIL that Harry Potter books were translated from British to American English.
P1M6J TIL Punk icon GG Allin was born with the legal name of Jesus Christ Allin.
wRZP TIL that Saudi Arabia has been ruled by the same family for longer than the United States has been a country