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TIL the 2024 Isle of Man TT motorcycle race was the first year since 1982 with zero fatalities. Since 1937, at least one rider has died each year the event has been held.

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Q6rk TIL alcohol is a banned substance in competitive shooting because a small amount can relax a competitor and slow their heart rate without impairing reaction time and motor skills.
Z8PLD TIL In Lilo and Sitch (2002), Stitch is called 'Experiment 626' because he is his creator's 626th experiment. In an episode of the Lilo and Stitch TV series, they meet 'Experiment 420', who is green and has the power to make food taste better.
Wk8Gd TIL just how destructive Bradford Pear trees are. They're considered a highly invasive species (it was once thought they would be sterile as a hybrid). They're incredibly weak and are often damaged in storms, so their life span is usually 15-20 years. They're all around bad trees. Plus they stink!
78ENp TIL the mangaka Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) is married to another famous manga author Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho)
4k65w TIL: in 2002 amateur astronomer Bill Yeung accidentally rediscovered the 3rd stage of Apollo 12s Rocket, after NASA misscalculated its discarding burn, causing it to enter a 40 year cycle switching between sun and earth orbits.