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TIL the annual risk of sudden cardiac death in Black Division I basketball players is one in 5,000. In white players, it is one in 16,000.

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8ePD8 TIL: The sahara desert was full of life several thousand years ago and there's even ancient rock art in the sahara that shows animals that only live in wetlands. Some historians believe the cultural memory of the green sahara drying up still exists today as the story of the garden of eden.
4kZo TIL UK game retailer GameStation inserted an ‘Immortal Soul Clause’ into their EULA stating that customers agreed to transfer their souls to the company. Over 7000 users neglected to untick the box.
rNrlW TIL that at 17 years old actress Michelle Williams entered a renowned futures trading contest and became the first woman to win. She is also the contest's 3rd highest-ranking winner of all time; the all-time highest ranking is held by her own father, trader Larry Williams.
ERmo TIL a massive international airport was built in Spain at a cost of €1.1 billion. It attracted very little airline traffic, being 200 km from the nearest city, and closed four years after it opened.
jo6R TIL that the amount of energy consumed by U.S. homes for air conditioning has doubled in the past 12 years and now accounts for nearly 20 percent of our electricity use.