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TIL that the first Palio di Siena, in its modern form, took place in 1633, but public races organized by the contrade were popular from the 14th century onwards

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wL8rY TIL that in the 1946 California Gubernatorial Election, incumbent governor and future Justice Earl Warren won 91.1% of the Republican primaries... and 51.9% of the Democratic primaries earning both nominations. He would later go on to win a massive landslide of 91.6% in the general election.
6EN6J TIL That an 11 year old boy survived 400 bee stings by channeling adrenaline through his favourite anime Dragon Ball Z. He pretended to be Goku becoming a Super Saiyan.
mxMZP TIL that the Constitutional Apportionment Amendment, which was the first article of what would eventually become the Bill of Rights, had a matematical error in it that would have made it impossible to enforce. Despite the error, the amendment came a state away from passing on two separate occasions.
E1NDd TIL of people who drill holes into their skulls and advocate the health benefits. They call it "Trepanning" and believe it can benefit brain health and mood disorders. Two men in Utah were charged for performing the procedure on a woman without a medical license. There is no evidence of benefit.
rNa81 TIL Ryan from the OC (Ben McKenzie) majored in foreign affairs and economics at university and is an outspoken critic of cryptocurrency. He is set to publish a book exposing the tactics used by major cryptocurrencies and exploring the underlying conditions that gave rise to crypto.