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TIL that MIT students must pass a swim test to graduate. The director of phys ed said swimming is “…a self-survival skill. Research shows that most drownings occur in families where parents don’t know how to swim.”

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M8r8 TIL a company is attempting to create a community of tech workers aboard a cruise ship anchored 12 miles from the US sea border so that they don’t have to obey labour laws or get work visas.
4dL5 TIL there is something called “the small penis rule” that authors use to avoid libel lawsuits: if a character is described as having a small penis, no one will want to sue and say the character is based on them.
8aK9L TIL Shakespeare became wealthy by hoarding grain, and reselling at inflated prices during a period of famine. He used the profits for money-lending activity and was pursued by authorities for tax evasion and was prosecuted for hoarding grain.
5YBWQ TIL that A Nightmare on Elm Street was inspired by the real-life events of Cambodian men who suffered from PTSD and died of fright from their vivid nighmares
8nnX TIL England helds an annual World’s Biggest Liar competition,where competitors from around the world have five minutes to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can.