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TIL Michael Phelps considered suicide after the 2012 Summer Olympics. He started the Michael Phelps Foundation to help other people with mental illness.

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rR6y1 TIL Evel Knievel tried to beat a man to death with a baseball bat in 1977 for writing a book that portrayed Knievel as "an immoral person".
l70RK TIL that in the Battle of Montgisard, Baldwin IV's army of only about 3,000-4,500 crusaders defeated Saladin's much larger army of approximately 21,000-26,000 men.
6En7W TIL about Martin Joe Laurello, aka Human Owl and Bobby the Boy with the Revolving Head, a German-American man who could turn his head 180 degrees
neZLP TIL the prevailing theory behind why humans like music is that we learn patterns and regularities within music, and we unconsciously predict what will come next. When we are right, our brain gives us a dopamine rush. Thus the constant dance between expectation and outcome is pleasurable to us
l7xb5 TIL: There is a market for Rare Antique Spoons, with one used by Paul Revere Jr selling for $32,500. This mainly applies to 100+ year old spoons that were handcrafted and contain a Silversmith's mark. Old antique spoons also have unique patterns and fanciful designs (images in article).