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TIL that modern, “safer” playgrounds may be resulting in wimpier, more fearful kids – while actually increasing the risk of broken bones.

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6o7w TIL that during WWII Croatian fascists used a type of knife literally called a “Serb cutter” in order to faster kill prisoners in concentration camps with guards holding contests to see who could kill the most inmates in one day, the record being 1,360 during one night
69Vy8 TIL of the song “Prisencolinensinainciusol,” written by Italian pop star Adriano Celentano in 1972. The song was written to sound completely like gibberish American English.
wEY6 TIL at age 16 Sybil Ludington rode twice the distance as Paul Revere to announce the British were coming.
wL7K7 TIL the official state sport of Maryland is jousting
ADjbB TIL in South Korea you can be convicted of defamation even if you make objectively factual statements. The sentence can be up to 3 years in prison and a ₩20 million fine ($17,830)