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TIL the movie “Space Jam” is technically a sequel to a 1993 Nike commercial.

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M70Qa TIL when designing a new flavor for Taco Bell, the engineers had no idea for a name. During a trip to Baja they remarked they are having a good time. Someone shouted "a Baja Blast!" and that gave it the name.
5VD5n TIL that sage (Salvia officinalis) and rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) are closely related to the hallucinogenic drug salvia (Salvia divinorum).
LD0Q TIL that the Sochi Olympics takes place right on top of areas that are claimed to be mass graves of the Circassians (Adyghe) people, massacred there by the Russians in the 1860s. One site is actually called “Red Hill” because of all of the blood spilt on it…
6EnJW TIL Jean-Claude Van Damme took up ballet when he was young, and has said "If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport."
n8BB TIL: A nonprofit organization purchased a house across from the Westboro Baptist Church and painted it with colors of the gay pride flag as part of an equality campaign.