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TIL An unlicensed architect built 31 “Fairy” homes in Charlevoix, Michigan

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5VPOr TIL that the year BC 1 was followed by the year AD 1. In both Gregorian and Julian calendar there is no year zero.
69y6m TIL that in Major League Baseball the ball is pitched so fast that the eye cannot track it. However, the brain is able to calculate its trajectory via specialized cells, making it possible for the batter to hit it.
KOmx6 TIL Texas had a female governer in the 1920s
YEDZ TIL: While the Titanic only had enough life boats to hold 1/3 of passengers, she was actually carrying more lifeboats than were legally required. That’s because lifeboats were intended to ferry survivors from a sinking ship to a rescuing ship—not keep afloat the whole population.
b9RW4 TIL : "Come Together" was inspired by a request from Timothy Leary to write a song for his campaign for governor of California against Ronald Reagan, which promptly ended when Leary was sent to prison for possession of marijuana.