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XE0Pj TIL that Dick Dale plays guitar upside down and backwards, and that he's considered the "father of heavy metal".
0QbL TIL that in the early years of baseball, it was common for players to go in the stands and assault heckling fans. Ty Cobb once attacked a handicapped man for calling him a “half-nigger.” Fans shouted at him to stop because the man had no hands, he reportedly retorted “I don’t care if he got no feet”
9wxjm TIL: Prior to 2005, Catholic cardinals participating in papal conclaves were housed in the Apostolic Palace, sleeping on cots in makeshift bedrooms in hallways or offices. Pope John II changed the rules for future conclaves, allowing participants to room in a nearby guest house.
j64mv TIL about Morris Kirksey who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics for the USA in the 4x100-meter relay team and rugby. He joined a small band of athletes to win gold in two different sports. (he also won the silver in the 100 meters)
EgMZo TIL that octopuses have three hearts—two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. What's even crazier? The heart that pumps to the rest of the body actually stops beating when the octopus swims!