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TIL Pirates wore gold and silver earrings to pay for their funerals if they were to wash ashore.

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oRpZE TIL After cancelling the show Jericho (2007) after 1 season, upset fans sent over 20 tons of nuts to CBS studios in NYC and ended up getting a partial second season
6w9X TIL breast milk contains substances which aren’t digestible by human infants, but which serve as food for desirable gut bacteria
Lk1np TIL in 1985 the Pittsburgh Pirates’ mascot acted as a middleman between cocaine dealers and the Pirates’ players. He delivered the coke to the stadium and completed the deals with players there. He also frequently was high while dressed as The Pittsburgh parrot during the game.
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