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TIL that after the trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI was released, its featured song, Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road", saw a near-37,000% increase in Spotify streams, had almost 250,000 searches on Shazam, and ranked second on the worldwide iTunes chart

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DQ80V TIL - Despite the importance of shooting in the NBA, there's never been more than 1 player in the 50-40-90 club in any given season, with there being only 14 such seasons since the introduction of the 3pt shot in 1979. Steve Nash is the only to have achieved more than 2 such seasons, with 4.
4XAda TIL the Mediterranean had dried up and been refilled by Atlantic for at least 69 times due to the total close up and re-open of the Strait of Gibraltar. at its prime time, the Atlantic-Gibraltar waterfall was 1000 times bigger than Niagara.
GYJMg TIL During the Nigerian Civil War, the two sides agreed to a 48-hour cease fire because Pele was in town to play an exhibition match, and everyone wanted to be free to watch it without worrying about the war.
4Xwa TIL a man marooned himself on a remote island and after many years was persuaded to come back to Europe and meet the Pope who granted him one wish which ended up being to go back to the island for the rest of his life
a8m8Z TIL many physiological effects of sauna use are similar to those from moderate to vigorous exercise. A study of 2,000+ middle-aged men showed frequent sauna users had a 40% lower risk of death from all causes vs infrequent users.