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TIL that in the UK, kestrels were once called “windfuckers”.

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X0w76 TIL that in 2018, an American half-pipe skier qualified for the Olympics despite minimal experience. Olympic requirements stated that an athlete needed to place in the top 30 at multiple events. She simply sought out events with fewer than 30 participants, showed up, and skied down without falling.
rR5x TIL - More than a hundred years ago, an eccentric millionaire built an amazing billiard room, under a lake.
MewDB TIL of the "compute stick", a fully fledged computer that is plugged into a monitor like a streaming device.
xp5b TIL that Neil Armstrong missed the application deadline for the Apollo Program by a week, but a friend slipped his application into the pile.
awNrA TIL that the phrase "As happy as a clam" is likely a shortened version of "As happy as a clam at high tide". The phrases meaning is believed to be derived from how high tide is when clams are least likely to be dug up and eaten and thus "Happy".