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TIL polar bears don’t hibernate. Oh and it’s International Polar Bear Day!

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LkKn9 TIL it took 75 years for 100 million people to get access to the telephone; the gaming app "Pokemon Go" hooked that many users in less than one month in 2016. That is how fast the digital revolution is compared to other transformations.
OGoL1 TIL David Attenborough, in his capacity as BBC Two controller, created the televised snooker tournament Pot Black in 1969. The series was highly popular, playing a large part in turning snooker from a minor sport into one of the UK's most popular.
X0Mdr TIL that the highest score in a football match was a Madagascar championship match. 149-0, and 148 of those were own goals
6E6DX TIL Seinfeld has had difficulty reaching global audiences. While it’s popular in Latin America, it hasn’t been widely accepted in Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Its humor, it seems, is just too complicated, too cultural and word-based, to make for easy translation.
b98GZ TIL that 10% of drinkers consume over 50% of the alcohol.