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TIL the Mesoamerican ballgame played by the ancient Aztecs and Mayans might have been used as a subsitute for warfare.

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E1lvw TIL about the 1916 Black Tom island explosion, one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions ever. The explosion of 2 million pounds of ammunition and 100K pounds of TNT damaged the nearby Statue of Liberty and was felt in Philadelphia and Maryland. German saboteurs were the likely culprits.
oRKEA TIL that donated organs are constantly attacked by the recipient’s immune system, which can age them faster, and that immunosuppressive drugs are needed to avoid rejection and infection.
Q5ME TIL that the theft of a Runescape amulet resulted in the conviction of the thieves in the Netherlands.
pYeOZ TIL that Ringworm is not a worm, nor is the symptom caused by worms. It's actually caused by Fungus
5YpW8 TIL semen is only 10% sperm (the little swimmers). The rest is made up of nutrients such as vitamin C, calcium and protein.