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TIL: the word “Gauze” is derived from Gaza because this ancient city was known for making very fine fabrics

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OonML TIL that after Michael Jordan dunked over 6-foot-1 guard John Stockton, an angry fan yelled at him to “Pick on someone your own size”. The next play he dunked over 6-foot-11 Mel Turpin. As he ran back down the floor, Jordan turned to the heckler and said, “Was he big enough?”
RxW6 TIL the German V-2 Rocket developed in 1944 was the first man-made object to enter space. Also the team which developed the V-2 were the key to land the first man on the moon.
Ypbo7 TIL: Earth has no official planet-wide flag design although some have been proposed.
9w4Xr TIL in 1956, Ray Charles started popularizing Wurlitzer and Rhodes electric pianos because he didn’t trust the timing and quality of acoustic pianos.
QNjQk TIL that Ahn Jung-hwan, the South Korean footballer who scored the winning goal against Italy at the 2002 World Cup, was playing for an Italian team at the time and had his contract terminated by the teams owner, citing his goal as the reason