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TIL of Senioritis - a term used to describe decrease in motivation for students in senior year of high school, college, or grad school.

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N7QAJ TIL that professional actor John Bradley (who portrayed Samwell Tarley in the TV adaptation of Game Of Thrones) had only graduated from drama school three months before landing his GOT role, which was also his first audition.
v1MdK TIL that in 1980, with less than 5 seconds on the clock and a tied score, college basketball player Les Henson made a full-court field goal, setting a record of 89 feet, 3 inches
R7WL8 TIL Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte rescued hundreds of Jews from the Nazi death camps during WWII. He was later assassinated by Orthodox Jews while visiting Israel.
MeGo7 TIL that the stickers on fruit, and even the glue holding the stickers to the fruit, are edible/FDA friendly
OGlXY TIL hot foods which spend 45 minutes in takeout containers have 34% higher levels of plastic chemicals than the same dishes tested directly from the restaurant