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TIL 'Lav mic' is the personal microphone people refer to, not 'live mic'

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6EkdQ TIL that a annual tradition at some minor league hockey games around Christmas is to throw stuffed animals on the field for charity when the home team scores a goal. The unofficial record is held by the Hershey Bears with 45,650
wLVZ8 TIL Zika has all but disappeared because the majority of people in the affected countries are likely immune.
AN0lx TIL of French Neo-Socialist, Marcel Déat. In May of 1939 he wrote 'Why Die for Danzig' (Mourir pour Dantzig?) urging France to appease Hitler by surrendering to his ultimatum for Danzig. Déat would later act as a collaborator with Vichy France.
W7oQo TIL there is an Microsoft Excel E-Sports league hosted by the Financial Modeling World Cup.
l7xrA TIL 🌿 Plants can ‘hear’ running water and will grow roots toward the source of the sound