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1978

TIL that water tasters were people who tasted a patient's urine in order to help diagnose diabetes, the term mellitus (honey) was added because of the urine's sweet flavor.

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Ve6Z TIL that because Ken Jennings is a practicing Mormon, he tithes his earnings on “Jeopardy!” to the Church of Latter Day Saints. This means that his church received approximately $250,000 for his record 74-game winning streak alone.
1kO4 TIL Jiminy Cricket was initially drawn as a realistic cricket, but Disney wanted something more likable, so the supervising animator came up with what he described as a “little man with an egg head and no ears”, saying “the only thing that makes him a cricket is because we call him one.”
jR5j TIL That the USA is the number one oil producing country in the world.
GYQE5 TIL about John Scott, a pro hockey player who got voted by the people (as a joke) to be the captain of the All Star team. The NHL didn't want him to play, so he got sent to the Minor Leagues. There wasn't a rule against a minor leaguer playing in it though, so he played, scored twice and won MVP.
0wKDM TIL that in 2016, the NFL acquired an exclusive (and secret) radio frequency from the FCC to prevent coaches from getting their play calls and signals intercepted. Only 10 coaches from each team have access to this frequency during games.