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TIL that approximately 7% of our weight is our blood

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5VrW9 TIL that a paper ball thrown by a fan is displayed in the museum of German football club Werder Bremen. The ball helped Werder Bremen to reach the final of the UEFA Cup in 2009, after it interfered with a backpass by the oppositian, which led to Bremen to score the winning goal in the semi-final
9w4km TIL that the voice of Woody Woodpecker was done by his Creator's wife. She had to do so by submitting an anonymous audition tape after Walter Lantz rejected the idea that a woman could voice the male character.
a8gBA TIL the Buddhas of Bamiyan were built in 570 and 618 CE and were a holy site for buddhas along the Silk Road. They were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.
grl64 TIL 850,000 people were tried in court for taking part in the Rwandan genocide, the last case ended in 2012
b6jKQ TIL Zerão is a soccer field in Brazil which is famous for being divided north and south by the equator. The only problem is that it's actually off by around 50 meters/160 feet.