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TIL In 2005 , the United Nations Deemed SCOTLAND “The Most Violent Country in The Developed World”

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JK5v TIL We Used To Sleep In Two Segments Every Night Until Electricity Was Invented
DQBop TIL: Clint Eastwood is a jazz pianist and composer and actually composed the music featured in several of his movies.
yQXge TIL: 53-year-old former Chicago Sun Times Publisher, James Tyree, died accidentally from an air embolism and the family won a ten million dollar wrongful death suit settlement.
9V8M TIL Vince Lombardi was very anti-prejudice and once told his assisants, regarding gay player Ray McDonald, “If I hear one of you people make reference to his manhood, you’ll be out of here before your ass hits the ground.”
LQQOv TIL about floating gears which is a method commonly used (although not strictly) by truckers to shift gears without the use of the clutch. The aim is to match engine speed with gear speed and then they should effortlessly mesh together with only 2 fingers.