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TIL a man was arrested for attacking his wife with a turkey sandwich.

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GYBNN TIL that writer Isaac Asimov and Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry died with six months of each other. Asimov helped saved Star Trek from cancellation by writing a fan letter to TV Guide saying it was a "fresh and intellectually challenging science fiction television show". His daughter was a fan.
r7xW TIL when Team Canada’s Olympic gold medal-winning goalie Shannon Szabados was invited to take practice with the perennial last-place Edmonton Oilers in the spring of 2014, someone asked her if she was worried about getting hit on by the players. Her response: “Nope, they can’t score anyways.”
7xZ TIL a 2011 study showed conservative brains have a larger amygdala, active during states of fear and anxiety, whereas liberals have a larger cingulate cortex, a region of the brain that helps people cope with complexity.
R7nl6 TIL that Iceland's goalkeeper earns most of his money as a filmmaker. Saving penalties from Messi is just a hobby.
M4Jm TIL That Dennis “Chip” Wilson named his company Lululemon because “Japanese peoples’ inability to pronounce the letter "L”, and the extra effort they would have to make to pronounce the name" and “It’s funny to watch them try and say it,”