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TIL that Kenyan javelin thrower Julius Yego, who won Olympic silver this year, learned how to throw properly by watching YouTube videos.

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8xrX TIL that Redheads don’t turn grey. Red hair gets gradually less red, becoming a light orange, then white. They are also found to lose their coloration later in life than non gingers.
1abe4 TIL of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a disease transmitted by mosquitos. A third of cases (2/year) die, and many survivors suffer permanent brain damage. It was first recognized in MA in 1831 when it killed 75 horses.
kJ8ad TIL of the Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest. A contest in Tokyo, Japan, to make babies cry with the best crier being said to have a long healthy life.
oppA TIL the stock deal which took place at the end of Trading Places was legal until 2010. It was outlawed under the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act, also known as “The Eddie Murphy Act”.
YpKpx TIL that the Ebola pandemic that killed more than 2,200 people could have been prevented if it weren’t for paywalls, given that an article published in a subscription-only journal in 1982 had warned of the risk.