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TIL a Butt is a unit of measurement, 130 - 151 US Gallons

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rNpne TIL of Ikota, 'possession' of woman in the Perm Region of Russia. Epidemics had been so widespread, USSR officials had sent the party to investigate 'outbreaks'. Today, some scientists believe it's "a mild form of epilepsy which is a physiological reaction to extreme fright", or "Arctic Hysteria"
8emj8 TIL that during a 1966 interview as a Vietnam War POW, U.S. Navy officer Jeremiah Denton blinked the word "TORTURE" in Morse code with his eyes, secretly confirming North Vietnamese abuse to American intelligence.
dQv7 TIL that at least 21 states do not have a single reporter covering Congress
E7do TIL Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh, calls sick children who are in the hospital and talks to them in character.
E189P TIL that hockey goalie Clint Malarchuks throat got slashed by skate during a live NHL game, the injury was so bad that 11 fans fainted, 2 got heart attack and at least 3 players vomited on the ice. The wound was so bad that it needed 300 stiches. Clint was back on ice just a week later.