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TIL Muay Thai Kick boxers go through bone training by creating hairline fractures in their shins that eventually heal becoming harder than rock

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a9KN TIL That the Mongolian Navy consists of a single tugboat manned by seven men, only one of whom knows how to swim.
oGL TIL a man was held in prison for four and a half years, without conviction, because law enforcement was convinced that he could start a nuclear war by whistling into a payphone.
Ayyo TIL Plato was originally called Aristocles, later acquiring the nickname Plato (meaning “broad”) because of his muscular physique.
VMP58 TIL that the famous photo of Nikola Tesla calmly reading a book while his massive Tesla coil sends huge electric arcs across the room was a double exposure for a publicity campaign
Z80dG TIL wheelchair athletes with spinal injuries will sometimes intentionally injure themselves on the lower body (e.g. break a toe), causing their bodies to respond by raising blood pressure and enhancing their performance. This practice has been banned as cheating.