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TIL James Watt calculated horsepower by measuring the output of an actual horse in order to quantify how many horses his steam engines could replace.

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N7jNb TIL that Henry Tandy, the soldier who allegedly spared Adolf Hitler, went on to become the most decorated private soldier in WWI. During the 5th battle of Ypres, Tandy, who refused to kill unarmed men one of which, was supposedly Hitler, Received the Victorian Cross award.
ADmgn TIL that during a Cincinnati Reds game in 1935 a local stripper jumped onto the field, grabbed a baseball bat, and dared the pitcher to throw her something. He did, and she grounded to first base. She remains the only woman to play in a Major League Baseball game.
8xX4 TIL Nintendo has banked so much money, that they could run a deficit of over $250 Million every year and still survive until 2052.
KyBJ TIL in 2006, David Copperfield used slight of hand to trick armed robbers into believing he had nothing even though he was carrying his passport, wallet, and cellphone.
M7Zm0 TIL the pluckiest black-capped chickadees—the ones most likely to approach people for food—are usually lower-ranking members of their flock who take more risks out of necessity