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TIL Baseball and Cricket are the only major sports where the defense has the ball

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5XJ9 TIL that most world maps exaggerate the size of Europe and the US. A more accurate map was drawn up in 1972, but is widely unknown of.
JYgxB TIL Hugh Jackman never knew wolverines were real animals; he mistakenly studied wolves in preparation for the iconic super hero role.
a8o0A TIL that when the song "More Than a Feeling" was recorded, Boston wasn’t a real band yet, it was just one guy recording alone in his basement.
vPB6L TIL there is no scientific evidence that white people originated in the Caucasus, as the term “Caucasian” suggests. Rather, the term was created because Noah’s Ark allegedly settled there, and therefore the first humans were supposedly white.
LQmNZ TIL that in ancient Greece, the god Dionysus was honored with wild celebrations that often involved erotic rituals, including group sex, as part of worship.