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TIL JFK Warned About Secret Societies and the Danger of the Media Reporting On Trivial Matters for Entertainment Instead of News

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P1eeJ TIL that at the ancient Olympics, cheating athletes would be fined and the fines used to build bronze statues at the entrance of the Olympic stadium, each inscribed with the name of the cheater and how they cheated
EMZX TIL that the first pitching machine was built in 1897. It was a shoulder mounted cannon that could shoot baseballs at 70 mph.
1axl7 TIL that Joachim von Ribbentrop would summon tailors from British firms, make them wait for hours, and then send them away with instructions to return the next day, only to repeat the process. This damaged his reputation with British high society.
8ewVK TIL Dolphin moms use ‘baby talk’ with their newborns
eNoJ TIL Wi-Fi was developed by using technology from a failed experiment attempting to detect mini black holes.