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TIL that in 1944, in effort to raise money for the war, The Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Giants all played a Three way game against each other. The final score was Dodgers - 5, Yankees - 1 and Giants - 0. It also ended up raising $56.5 million dollars in war bonds.

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KO47E TIL there is a museum in Austin, MN dedicated to Spam, and it tells the history of Hormel company, the origins of the canned product, and its place in world culture. The Spam Museum is free of charge, and the volunteer guides, known as Spambassadors, offer visitors tours and free Spamples to savor.
615X TIL in 1940 a Soviet scientist brought a dead dog’s head back to “life” (It responded to external stimuli) and then brought a clinically dead (drained of blood for ten minutes) dog back to life. He received the Lenin prize.
RE46 TIL there is an area that has 10 hour lightning storms up to 260 days per year. The storms are so bright sailors use them for navigation.
jaap TIL that the first successful anal fistula surgery was performed on Louis XIV in 1686. Anal fistulas then became highly fashionable among his royal court, with people lining up to undergo the procedure whether they needed it or not, or placing bandages on their bums to pretend that they did.
oBlPY TIL On the Kon Tiki expedition across the Pacific, the 6 men would eat off of whatever came on board. There was a crab in a hole near the steering block that showed no fear, so they let it stay and named it Johannes. Johannes the crab kept the watchman company for the rest of the journey.