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TIL that in the desert, more people die from drowning than from dehydration. This is because people come prepared for low water in the desert, but aren't prepared for flash floods.

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dDwNd TIL: The first Heisman winner, Jay Berwanger, was also the first player chosen for the NFL during its first draft in 1936. The Chicago Bears acquired his signing rights. When Berwanger asked for $25,000 over two years, the Bears said, “No,” so Berwanger took a job as a foam-rubber salesman.
dDpA9 TIL that pellagra, caused by niacin deficiency, was widespread among poor rural populations in 18th–20th century Europe and the American South who relied heavily on corn. Native Americans had solved the issue millennia earlier through nixtamalization—an alkaline treatment that makes niacin available
4XBBo TIL about Clarence Elkins, a man who was falsely convicted of murdering his mother-in-law. He believed that the killer was Earl Mann, a local criminal, also in the same jail. In prison, he stole one of Mann's cigarettes and sent it to his wife. After DNA testing showed a match, Elkins was released.
WBPA TIL Director Stanley Kubrick’s secretary often heard the sound of a book hitting the wall as he flung it into a reject pile when looking for a novel to adapt. When it had been a while since she had heard any sound, she walked in to check on her boss and found Kubrick deeply engrossed in The Shining.
rlLM TIL of the Solomon curve. The safest speed to travel at is five miles over the speed limit.