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TIL there is a High School football coach who never punts and always does onside kicks. He has won 4 state titles doing this.

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eBb TIL the sea monsters on maps were originally put there to indicate that it was uncharted.
KOM74 TIL that a male tiger retaliated against a group of poachers who killed his mate and cub.
VBEJD TIL The team that developed aureomycin, the first broad spectrum antibiotic ever discovered, consisted of a Harvard discriminated Indian scientist, an age discriminated scientist who was the son of a Confederate officer, and a preeminent black doctor in the 1940s.
9wJXB TIL that in Ancient Rome, oral sex in general was seen as somewhat disgusting...and forcing a man to orally fellate another was an appropriate punishment for adultery
Wkjvo TIL the Swiss Federal Railways’ centralised lost and found service is still seeking the owner of a packet of gold bars worth CHF182k (since Oct '19). The most valuable misplaced object on their trains, however, remains a 1727 Stradivarius violin in 2012, estimated to be worth CHF2.6 million.