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TIL Sports Illustrated Predicted the Houston Astros to win 2017 World Series in 2014. They even had the 2017 World Series MVP on the cover.

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1aond TIL that during the Irish Famine, some Protestants offered to feed children, but only if they received Protestant teachings. This enraged Catholics, forced to choose between their children and faith. This stigmatized all Protestant charity, and "souper" remained an insult into the 20th century.
R7Pgl Today I learned of Mehran Karimi Nasseri, an Iranian who lost his passport and was stranded in Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years.
EgQP TIL Only 10% of Tourette’s sufferers spontaneously utter swear words.
PYZ7L TIL about the Tarpeian Rock in Rome. In ancient times Romans threw traitors and murderers off this rock, named after the mythological first traitor to be flung from it: the Vestal Virgin Tarpeia.
x70D TIL a 2011 Foo Fighters concert in Auckland caused ground vibrations that were similar to volcanic tremors.