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TIL a one-eyed, mildly autistic doctor from California called the US housing bubble ahead of time and made approximately $100 million as a result.

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x6L5B TIL: Clyde Tombaugh, the man that discovered Pluto in 1930, is the great uncle to MLB pitcher Clayton Kershaw.
pyZG TIL chocolate milk was invented by Jamaicans, then popularized in Europe by an Irish botanist who sold it as medicine
p8OrG TIL the last lynching in Alabama wasn't 100+ years ago. It was the lynching of Michael Donald in 1981!
Lk8Jv TIL that over the last decade, there have been at least 15 cases of athletes who have died from over-hydration during sporting events. Too much fluid consumption can cause serious health issues by diluting the sodium in the blood, which creates a swelling of the brain and lungs
nenjr TIL when shooting the cover for Pink Floyd's "Animals", the giant inflatable pig that was used for it broke loose from its moorings. It flew over Heathrow, and pilots spotted it flying 30,000 feet in the air, resulting in cancelled flights. It eventually landed at a farm in Kent, scaring some cows.