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TIL Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety

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RbG9 TIL in The Fellowship of the Ring, Vigo Mortensen really deflected an oncoming dagger thrown a little too accurately
OQKX TIL that in 2006, Wikipedia had to permanently block all IP’s from the U.S. Congress. Why? Because they wouldn’t stop editing each others pages.
m1KvM TIL that the widespread use of wigs, particularly in 17th-century Europe, was partly due to syphilis. The disease often led to hair loss and scalp sores. Wigs served to hide these symptoms, with scented powders masking associated odors.
BgX5L TIL that movement of the tides causes a loss of energy in the Earth-Moon system. In the last 620 million years the period of rotation of the Earth (length of a day) has increased from 21.9 hours to 24 hours; in this period the Earth-Moon system has lost 17% of its rotational energy.
PAdn TIL that WWF wrestler “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was drafted into the NFL and played for the Atlanta Falcons.