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TIL NFL cheerleaders make around $150 per game.

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9w5wM TIL that Spelling Bees (competitions where competitors must correctly spell words until one is left standing) don't really exist outside of English, and within English, they're pretty much only an American thing
loJlV TIL the Filet-O-Fish was invented due to falling hamburger sales on Fridays resulting from Roman Catholic practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays.
edmJ TIL that certain types of contact lenses worn only during sleep reshape your cornea. After taking them out in the morning, your vision is as good as it would be while normally wearing contacts or glasses. Studies also suggest the lenses slow or stop myopic progression in children.
woMD1 TIL that in 1954, Betty White became the first woman to produce a national TV show and used it as a platform to fight racism. When Southern stations threatened to boycott unless she dropped a Black performer, she simply said, “I’m sorry. Live with it.”
GYoJg TIL That the CIA not only tried to assassinate Fidel Castro literally but also tried their hand in character assassination including using thallium salts to attempt to destroy his famous beard