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TIL Emperor Jing of the Han dynasty of China, while he was crown prince, beat his cousin to death with the board during a board game argument. Said cousin was the crown prince of one of Emperor Jing's vassal states, and his death resulted in his father hating Emperor Jing and eventually rebelling.

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d8RYj TIL about one of the rarest plays in (American) football: The “Fair Catch Kick”. After a team calls a fair catch, they can opt to attempt a free kick from the spot of the catch to try for a field goal. Adapted from Rugby, only 24 recorded regular game attempts with 6 successes.
aw00Z TIL that in medieval years, an hour was divided into 4 puncta (quarter-hours), 10 minuta, or 40 momenta. So if you asked someone to "wait a moment", turns out that you really asked them to wait for about 90 seconds.
wVlM TIL that one in three Native American women will be raped in her lifetime.
RVJ1 TIL many brands of lipstick still contain large traces of lead
eQak TIL that Jeffrey Donovan, best known for his work as Michael Weston on Burn Notice, established a scholarship which gives $10,000 annually to a senior from his high school who plans to major in a fine arts program in college.