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TIL that Adidas will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with Scientology

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woeKW TIL about the "resource curse", the phenomenon of countries with an abundance of natural resources having less economic growth, less democracy, and less development than countries with fewer resources.
GApAQ TIL the hollow stick on(most) lollipops is to prevent choking, allowing air to pass through it even if the stick is swallowed.
yALJ TIL Elephants have death rituals.
YpryP TIL There's a Giant Mushroom in Oregon that is 8,650 years old and "is considered the largest and oldest organism on Earth".
8K1K TIL There hasn’t been a US President who wasn’t a Republican or a Democrat since 1853