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TIL Osama Bin Laden played Volleyball, And was apparently really good at it too

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NXbLM TIL the album "A Christmas Gift For You" was released on Nov 22, 1963 - the same day JFK was assassinated - which led to the album’s low sales. After being reissued in 1972, the album started gaining popularity, and in 2019, it was ranked as the greatest Christmas album of all time by Rolling Stone.
R7D1j TIL that wheelchair athletes with spinal injuries would intentionally injure the lower part of their body to increase their blood pressure which would enhance their performance. This practice is called ‘Boosting’ and has been banned by the International Paralympic Committee since 1994.
e0mWg TIL that in 1962, Miriam Margolyes (the actress who plays Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films) was the first person to say "fuck" on British television
R7PZl TIL about tactile illusions, including Aristotle's Illusion: if you cross your fingers and touch the tip of your nose with the tips of both crossed fingers, it feels like you're touching two noses.
gQaA TIL the total cost of the Challenger Space Shuttle recovery by the Navy ($13.1 million) was equal to the street value of a duffle bag of cocaine found during the search