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TIL that MLB umpires are required by rule to wear only black underwear in the event that they split their pants.

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d87N9 TIL several years after Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom, she returned to rescue her enslaved husband. When she found out he'd remarried another woman and didn't want to leave, she thought about making a scene, decided it wasn't worth it, and then led several other slaves to freedom instead
4XZQN TIL a man lived undetected inside the Providence Place Mall (RI) for 4 years
R5ljQ TIL There is still a WWII Landing Ship in service in the US as a car ferry. LST-510 Buncombe County was commissioned in 1944, landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and currently serves passengers between Connecticut and Long Island. It is perhaps the last D-Day ship still operating.
xVDog TIL Turkey eggs have a richer taste than chicken eggs and were considered a delicacy by the Navajo. They are rare today only because turkeys do not yield as many eggs and cost more to house and feed.
kKWg TIL that in the event of a nuclear blast, you should not use conditioner because it will bind radioactive material to your hair.