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TIL that in the past, many turkish bars hired people to carry drunk people in a basket

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BDee TIL Bruce Lee had an epic private fight against a 24 year old Shaolin Grand Master in 1964 San Francisco. After the outcome of the fight was disputed, the Grand Master challenged Lee to a public fight, to which the easily provocated Lee never accepted. [Wiki source]
xVX4k TIL that plastic fibers have been found in tap water around the world, with the US at the worst rate (94%), and both the exact sources and the health consequences are yet unknown.
WkXoA TIL that Nirvana sabotaged their own show in 1992 in Buenos Aires due to the crowd disrespecting an all-girl band that opened for them. Nirvana continued to play only the 10 seconds of Smells Like Teen Spirit, playing toy drums, butchering solos, and yelling hey for most of Come as you Are.
16GZP TIL about Dr. Peter Bryce who first blew the whistle in 1907 about the abysmal conditions of the Canadian residential school system, which destroyed his career. Today he is getting a plaque installed at the same publishing house that released his work in 1922, to honour his efforts.
Y7gxZ TIL that the Order of the Crescent is an organization of knights of the Ottoman Empire, and the first knight is Horatio Nelson, who was crowned in the victory at the Battle of the Nile.