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TIL of Alex Stepney, an English soccer goalkeeper so got so angry at his own team-mates, he literally dislocated his jaw screaming at them.

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MeDdB TIL That China produces 58% of the world's peaches, amounting to 25 million tonnes of the fruit
4RXJ TIL Canadian astronomer and renowned eclipse chaser J. W. Campbell traveled the world for 50 years trying to see 12 different eclipses. He ran into overcast skies every time.
QNDBe TIL that the Chinese mile is much shorter than the standard mile used everywhere else (esp. US and UK)
0wD5 TIL tens of thousands of shirts are made for both teams saying they won the Super Bowl. The shirts of the losing team are sent to the Dominican republic.
MeMA8 TIL that the more a couple spends on their wedding and engagement rings, the more likely they are to divorce