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TIL 8 of the 10 most sold mobile phones ever are from Nokia

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P1VBn TIL that after wrestler Kerry Von Erich lost his right foot in a motorcycle accident, he continued wrestling using a hidden prosthetic foot until his suicide in 1992, with most fans never even knowing.
rNrax TIL that Cesare Borgia was the object of a conspiracy in 1502 to remove him from power. However he became aware of the conspiracy and tricked three of the plotters to arrive at a friendly meeting, them having them arrested and killed.
GVv1 TIL The reason why Mexican Music sounds so much like Polka, is due the direct influence of German and Czechoslovakian immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s.
9Q8r TIL: Kentucky never seceded from the Union during the Civil War, sent more than twice as many soldiers to the Union Army, and yet of the 74 Civil War monuments in Kentucky 72 are for the Confederacy.
Wol9 TIL A study reported when dieters ate two eggs for breakfast for five days out of the week, they lost 65 percent more weight than dieters who consumed a bagel in the morning.