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TIL that cheerleading is, by an enormous margin, the most dangerous organized sport in high school and college

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R70Nw TIL that the name of the city Des Moines may originate from an insult. According to one source, settlers asked the natives the name of a nearby, rival tribe, and were told it was Moingoana,which they shortened to Moines. In fact, Moingoana means "poopy-face".
JXkm TIL that a man and woman, who had just met minutes before, had sex in the middle of a shopping mall. The woman was given a ticket and the man was arrested and taken to jail.
v14dR TIL that a German nurse was sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole after he murdered more than 85 patients because he wanted to show off his resuscitation skills and be the hero who saves them on the hospital bed
pYEE8 TIL Drew Barrymore was originally going to play the lead character in the 1996 movie Scream
4xPb TIL that an amino acid found in protein rich foods called Tryptophan is converted into serotonin and can help lessen symptoms of withdrawal in addicts. Addicts can literally be aided in recovery with cold turkey.