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TIL that the Olympic Games used to be sponsored by and partnered with Tobacco companies

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E1PZP TIL the first (pre-dynamite) suicide bombing occurred when a female Tamil army commander, Kuyili, covered herself in ghee, lit herself on fire, and walked into the armory of the british east india company, thereby securing a victory for her queen
vPj74 TIL that Underwater Hockey is a thing, has been since 1954, and is popular enough to have both Men's and Women's national championships.
OonD7 TIL Sylvester Stallone was so broke while developing Rocky that he had to sell his dog because he couldn't afford dog food
QnJp TIL residents of Alaska are paid to live in the state. Every year a dividend of the state’s oil revenue is distributed to every man, woman, and child..with checks often amounting between $1,000 and $3,000 dollars.
DRlg TIL the designer of the Porsche 911, Butzi Porsche, was kicked out of industrial design school in his first year for apparent lack of talent. When he went to work for his father at Porsche, the company’s design director rejected his ideas, so he had the 911 prototype built by an outside contractor.