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TIL there is an esport league for Microsoft Excel

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DQLdD TIL why NHL Stadiums sound an air horn after a goal is scored. Thank Bill Wirtz, owner of both Chicago Stadium and the Blackhawks, who liked the sound of his air horn on his yacht, so he had one installed inside the stadium in 1973. His uncle's company made it, and most NHL horns come from them.
Wvp8 TIL that when Dave Hampton became the first Atlanta Falcon to rush for 1000 yards in a season in the last game of the 1972 season the game was stopped so the team could honor him. Soon after, Hampton was tripped up in the backfield on a sweep, losing five yards. He finished the season with 995 yards
d8D57 TIL there is a literary subgenre of Christian fiction featuring Amish characters, but written and read mostly by evangelical Christian women. It is called "Amish Romance."
grED4 TIL During the 19th century, people would attend clinics where they could receive electric shock treatments using devices like the "Electro-Conductive Bath." The idea was that these shocks could apparently cure everything from insomnia to depression.
na8G TIL that in the 1960s Nintendo manufactured a toy called Ultra Hand. made of criss-crossed plastic elements that enabled its user to pick up objects. It was very successful and helped save Nintendo from serious financial difficulties. Its inventor went on to create the Game Boy.