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TIL The exercise called a “deadlift” refers to solldiers in ancient Rome lifting their fallen comrades into wagons.

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8rgP TIL Americans greatly overestimate the population share of gay, Hispanic and African American people
e0mEL TIL that during filming of the movie Gladiator, Oliver Reed who played Proximo died after getting into a drinking match with sailors in a bar in Malta where Reed is said to have downed 8 pints, 12 double rums, and ½ a bottle of whiskey. In his honor, the bar changed its name to “Ollie's Last Pub”.
E1Anw TIL a person survived 17 days under the rubble of department store collapse in South Korea that killed 500 people.
nWvMo TIL during sling load operations with helicopters, a dangerous amount of static can build up on the airframe so one of the loaders has to use a discharge wand hooked to a grounding stake or they will receive a fatal electric shock.
wLjvM TIL that despite being studied since its discovery in 1906, scientists have yet to rule out a germ origin for Alzheimer's disease. The infectious hypothesis could explain why neurosurgeons are twice and a half more likely to die from it than the general population.