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TIL Basketball was invented in the US by a PE coach, James Naismith, who was trying to come up with a sport with less injuries and body contact

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K1B TIL that there are natural alternatives to chlorine pools, which have plants growing in them to keep them clean
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yQAne TIL Marc Benioff, an American Internet entrepreneur with a net worth of $6.9 billion, created the 1-1-1 model of integrated corporate philanthropy, by which companies contribute 1 percent of equity, 1 percent of employee hours, and 1 percent of product back to the community.
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