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TIL that gravity has speed, and the speed of gravity appears to be the same as the speed of light

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bX8p TIL that it was illegal for women of Paris to wear pants, till Feb/2013, when France lifted the 200 year old ban
9Y7NX TIL unlike their counterparts in the NHL, NBA and MLB, NFL referees are not full-time employees, behind hired on a contract basis, and many of them hold day jobs
Q1k TIL in Ancient Rome, whole pigs were stuffed with sausages and fruit, roasted and served on their feet. They were split open and its “guts” would spill in front of diners. They were called Trojan Pigs.
oBPRR TIL: 90% of the Aral Sea, the 4th largest lake in the world evaporated and is now a desert, mainly due to the Soviet ambition of turning Central Asia into the largest cotton producer in the world.
oR8oK TIL Blind Cricket was invented in 1922 by two blind factory workers in Melbourne using a tin can filled with rocks as a ball. Now a larger ball filled with ball bearings is used so players can hear it. Wicket stumps are also steel and fluorescent for partially sighted players.