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TIL that wearing a head guard in boxing and other combat sports is unsafe and is slowly being phased out.

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OOQ4 TIL Clair Cameron Patterson was counting lead isotopes in rocks to find the age of the earth, after finding the age of the earth he also found out there was unhealthy amounts of lead in the atmosphere caused by tetraethyl lead, Patterson campaigned to stop the use of tetraethyl lead and won in 1978.
NXVDe TIL that flashing lights in the sky during a seismic event called “earthquake lights” are a thing
8aGeX TIL that Yale graduate William Chester Minor, who became one of the largest contributors for the compiling of the Oxford English Dictionary by providing usages of words from his antiquated book collection, was a clinically insane murderer who cut off his own penis.
e6Wb TIL In 1910 Dr. George Levick witnessed Penguins engaging in necrophilia during an Antarctic expedition; he was so ashamed about his discovery, the pamphlet in which he recorded his findings was hidden for over 100 years.
6EXG7 TIL Rob Gronkowski hasn't spent any of his NFL salary. He lives off of his endorsements and seems to be a really responsible person despite his party boy image.