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Today I learned that most indoor swimming pools in the US in the first half of the 20th century required males to swim naked.

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8ajE4 TIL the "Tarpeian Rock" is a cliff, some distance higher at 80 feet in Roman times, that was used by the Roman public to execute criminals and perceived traitors for over 300 years
69APW TIL that Oasis released a song titled "Wibbling Rivalry", a 15 minute interview that has no music and only includes the two brothers of the band, Noel and Liam, arguing for the majority of it. The song charted at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart.
epgNg TIL Some cities are using blue light bulbs in public restroom, park lighting because the glow supposedly masks the blue-tinted lines of veins — making it harder for intravenous drug users to find a vein.
R5RdQ TIL that the famous “Halloween” theme by John Carpenter actually originated from an exercise his father taught him on the Bongos in 1961, the beating out of 5-4 time. He transposed the technique to piano, and thus the theme song was born. Three days later, Carpenter had the entire soundtrack done.