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TIL for Louis C.K.’s comedy tours he trains with boxing coaches. One of whom was Irish Mickey Ward the subject of the movie The Fighter.

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9YjEM TIL that the British folk hero king arthur actually fought against the English. In the tale of king Arthur, he is a general and king of the Britons, who were the native Celtic people of England. He fought against the Anglo Saxons, who would go on to beat the Britons and found the country of England.
nEQd TIL a journalist suffered a massive stroke,woke up 20 days later paralyzed,had one eye stitched closed,lost 27 Kgs over 5 months, wrote a book by blinking his left eyelid for ten months four hrs a day, died suddenly 10 days after the book released to excellent reviews,and later a highly rated movie
v1O4 TIL A man in China used 50 years to hand-carve 6000 steps into the mountainside so that his wife could have an easier walk.
R5rE1 TIL Oenothera drummondii (beach evening primrose) flowers respond to the specific frequency of flying bee sounds by producing sweeter nectar within 3 minutes
Oojy4 TIL that Compassion Fatigue is similar to PTSD, & Secondary Traumatic Stress