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TIL about the experimental youth soccer team “Phoenix” that was comprised in 2015 of kids that had no or very little sporting talents. Initially, the team was losing by 20:1. Despite this, two years later, the team became the city's futsal champion. This year they won the Ukrainian Cup.

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vPREr TIL of the lucky bull of Turin. The tradition is that if a person puts their right heel on the bull’s testicular region and “turn on himself three times,” this will bring good luck.
PY1JE TIL that the human body produces about 1 to 1.5 liters of snot every day
Z49D TIL that in 2008, 40% of German soldiers were overweight and unfit for duty. 8% were severely overweight
kOVgd TIL the two species of pudús, both native to the forests of South America, are the world's smallest deer, with the southern pudú being slightly larger than the northern pudú. There is very little data regarding their wild populations, and currently there are about 100 southern pudús in captivity.
nWNn7 TIL: Sam Warner Co-founder of Warner bros died of several tooth abscesses, After four surgeries to remove the infection, Warner slipped into a coma. He died of pneumonia caused by sinusitis, osteomyelitis and epidural and subdural abscess spread to his brain from his untreated cavities.