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TIL that the longest baseball game in history was a AAA game played on April 18, 1981 between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings. It lasted over 8 hours and was suspended by the league president. They finished the game 2 months later, and in the 33rd inning Pawtucket won 3-2.

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 9:04 pm

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TIL that Jeff Bergman’s first two major appearances as Bugs Bunny were both multi-crossover PSA specials that aired the same weekend in April 1990. The first was the infamous “Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue”, with the slightly lesser-known “The Earth Day Special” the day after.

by whatilearned August 22, 2022, 8:17 am

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TIL that the food brand Hamburger Helper released an EP titled ‘Watch the Stove’ as an April Fools joke in 2016.

by whatilearned August 18, 2022, 12:49 am

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TIL As of April 2017, 5.5 million delinquent noncustodial parents, or debtors, owed over $114 billion in past-due child support.

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 5:27 pm

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TIL a 2,000 person riot occurred in April 1998 at Ohio University after the bars closed early due to the daylight savings time change, resulting in over 30 arrests, the deployment of rubber and wooden projectiles by police, and one person being charged for punching a police horse.

by whatilearned August 5, 2022, 9:16 am

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TIL William Shakespeare died on his birthday. He was born on April 23, 1564 and died on that same date in 1616.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 5:05 pm

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TIL Mexico City isn’t as hot as many people perceive, with the hottest average temperatures peaking in April at around 27 C, (80.6 F), While the rest of the year reaches highs in the low to mid 70s. Urban sprawl and metros can increase temps in certain areas, the high elevation keeps it mild though

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 1:07 pm

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TIL the BBC initially refused to publish Richard Dimbleby’s eye witness account of Belsen concentration camp in April 1945, they didn’t believe it was as terrible as he described. It’s estimated 70,000 people died at Belsen. The BBC only agreed to broadcast after Dimbleby threatened to resign.

by whatilearned July 28, 2022, 12:07 pm

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TIL about Q clearance, which is the U.S. Department of Energy security clearance required to access Top Secret Restricted Data. DOE clearances apply for access specifically relating to atomic or nuclear related materials. As of April 2021, there were 92,177 people who held a Q clearance.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 2:43 pm

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So June came before May and April…

by cringeyjokesman July 7, 2022, 10:50 am

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TIL an April Fool’s Day Joke on the BBC resulted in a number of people contacting them in order to discover how they could grow their own Spaghetti Trees. At the time, Spaghetti was fairly unknown in the UK. It is regarded as one of the biggest hoaxes ever from a reputable news establishment.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 7:36 am

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TIL that in april, Harvard University launched a free introduction to programming with Python, and when you complete the course, you receive a free certificate from Harvard.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 9:07 am

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