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TIL: 78% of NFL players and 60% of NBA players go bankrupt in the first 5 years.

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wLyJ7 TIL that in 2006, the Sex Pistols were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but they refused to attend the ceremony, calling the museum "a piss stain".
DQNLP TIL Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was involved in multiple open relationships, including one with Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Uhura.
JY0d4 TIL Many Japanese swords can be traced back to one of five "Gokaden" or "The Five Traditions" which were traditional schools of sword smithing. Each is named for the historical regions of Japan where they originated. As time went on, different schools merged techniques to forge more unique swords.
0wbgj TIL that the reason that ranchers keep a donkey with their herd animals is that if they see a threat like a coyote, the donkeys will kick the living shit out of them to protect the herd.
QxP6 TIL that Peter Cushing, who played the fearsome antagonist of Star Wars Episode IV, found the boots of his costume so uncomfortable he wore slippers and told George Lucas to avoid taking shots of his legs.