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TIL a scumbag is a used condom

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GAJ44 TIL baseball player John Lindsey spent a record 16 years in the minor leagues before being promoted to the major leagues. He made just 12 appearances in Major League Baseball before breaking his hand. He was sent back down to the Minor Leagues at the start of the next season.
0dWpN TIL that Student Syndrome refers to planned procrastination, when, for example, a student will only start to apply themselves to an assignment at the last possible moment before its deadline. According to an academic source, this induces a level of urgency high enough to ensure the task is completed
WEw8 TIL a father and his autistic son were stranded in the Atlantic ocean. They repeated “To infiniti and beyond” to keep track of each other for 15 hours before being rescued.
Me0gB TIL some of the first high heels were worn by ancient Egyptian butchers to avoid walking in blood
kJko4 TIL that in the 1988 presidential primaries, the first Democratic candidate to drop out (September 23, 1987), and the first Republican to decline running after months of speculation(October 22, 1987), would eventually face off in 2020 and 2024.