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TIL In 1971, Wilt Chamberlain Challenged Muhammad Ali to a Boxing Match

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0Gop TIL corn [maize] needs to be cooked in limewater before its nutrients can be absorbed into the human body. While Native Americans knew this, early New World colonial settlers did not, which resulted in many deaths from malnutrition for those who using it as a staple food.
x6rEb TIL inanimate objects can win awards like “Hero of Labor” in North Korea.
oBO6o TIL researchers are able to predict the long-term success of professional Wall Street investors by analyzing their genomes.
Q9kk TIL there is a version of the Bible translated into Hawaiian Pidgin called ‘Da Jesus Book’
4XZBX TIL Jon Bon Jovi wrote Blaze of Glory on a napkin while drinking in a bar with the cast of Young Guns