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TIL Sum 41 named their album Chuck after a peacekeeper who saved their lives in Congo.

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D4QY TIL there are no white cornerbacks on any NFL roster and there haven’t been any for the past 10 years
nVl9 TIL that by analyzing the faces of Olympic medalists after their events, a peer-reviewed study found that silver medalists feel worse, on average, than bronze medalists. Silver medalists feel unlucky, while bronze medalists feel lucky.
yQXVX TIL that in medieval england they used notched wooden sticks as receipt for taxes. This was in use until the XIX century when they decided to destroy the "records"... and it provoked the 1834 fire that consumed the Palace of Westminster.
XGe8 TIL ravens are capable of counting, mimicking speech, recognizing faces and voices, reading the face of a clock, and using tools to gather food.
W0DA TIL in 1996, snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan was brought to a disciplinary hearing for saying he played better with his bad hand than his opponent did with his good hand. Using his bad hand, he won 3 straight games against a world-ranked player. The charges were dropped.