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TIL that one of Portugal's most important writers was given the wrong surname at birth, being called by a local shrub instead of his family name.

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5Y1LQ TIL that in 1967, the Tax Court of the United States ruled, over IRS protests, that catching a baseball one‐handed was so remarkable and valuable a technique that a player was justified in deducting as a business expense a cash payment to his father as compensation for teaching him
NQpb TIL that there are more current members of the United States Senate that were born before World War 2 started (11) than were born after the first Moon landing (6)
kJ65g TIL Domestic Dogs are the only species to understand pointing gestures!
Lk9WZ TIL Sydney Funnel Web spiders can survive falling into a backyard pool for up to 30 hours, and can still fatally bite you under water.
6ExpY TIL children have more energy than endurance athletes. They have fatigue-resistant muscles and they recover faster than adults. Much of this stems from their ability to uptake and distribute oxygen, as well as synergize energy faster.