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TIL striking out four times in one baseball game is called a golden sombrero

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neLJd TIL of Prince Frederick (1707-1751), the heir apparent to the British throne, who died at the age of 44. His cause of death was historically attributed to a burst lung abscess, caused by blunt force trauma to the chest delivered by a cricket ball.
4k6yo TIL that nerves can be grafted and spliced like wires, fixing damage to muscle control or pain
nWkmd TIL that in 1976 before going to a show Keith Richards received news that his three month old son had died from SIDS; he made the choice to perform that night regardless but was criticized for doing so. He later stated that if he hadn't done the show that night he would probably have shot himself.
Lk4Dd TIL that killing a tyrant was legal in classical Greece and was called Tyrannicide
WpM4 TIL that Tony Gonzalez saved a man’s life by colliding with him on the sidelines during a game