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TIL the languages of Hawaii and Madagascar are related

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Lr6Q TIL that when Romania made their ice hockey World Championship debut in 1931, they lost 0-15 to the US. Their captain approached the referee after the game and asked him to write a message on the official game sheet: ”Thank you for playing against us, we have learned a great deal from this game”.
6ENrY TIL that a fortune cookie company once got the lottery numbers right, resulting in 110 winners and an investigation
wo6yJ TIL: Natural rubber comes from trees, specifically the latex tapped from rubber trees which is coagulated and rolled to remove excess water
jNYkn TIL that The Wright Brothers achievement of powered human flight went largely unnoticed and unacknowledged by the American public for years.
w85E TIL Edward Furlong’s (of Terminator 2 and American History X fame) 6-year-old son tested positive for cocaine after spending the day with his father