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TIL at least two high-profile MLB players practice urinating on their hands with the belief it toughens their skin.

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wL647 TIL President Reagan was shot over the shooters infatuation with Jodi Foster and the hope she would be impressed by his actions. Jodi loves rainbows.
R7Wr4 TIL that THE FIRST CRIME PERPETRATED IN SPACE was by astronaut Anne McClain, accused of illegally accessing her wife’s bank account during her stay on the International Space Station.
erQE TIL the Vietnamese once repelled a Mongol naval invasion of ~400 ships by filling a river with iron-tipped spikes and then luring the ships in at high tide. The fleet was trapped at low tide and overwhelmed by a Vietnamese ambush.
ZBdv TIL Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum and stage naval battles.
MeBGW TIL a woman in Utah kept her dead husband in a freezer for ten years so she could collect his veteran's benefits. He left a notarized note saying she hadn't killed him.