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TIL an 11-year-old named Julian Newman played on the varsity basketball team at Downey Christian School during the 2012-2013 season. At 4'5" & weighing just 70lbs, he led the team to a 21-6 record while leading the state of Florida in assists. He averaged 12.4 pts, 11 assists, & 4.3 steals per game.

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VMdMk TIL Hitler named his personal armoured train 'Amerika' (America) until 1943 when it's name was changed to Brandenburg.
LpkP TIL A man used his welding skills to heavily armor a bulldozer and went on a rampage through a small town. The spree ended with $7mil in damages.
D1lBj TIL that when museum couldn't open an antique safe, it sought help online. A volunteer figured out the combination, only to find that it contained a door with a keyed lock. An antique key was eventually found to fit the lock, and the safe was opened containing only a single paperclip.
0dXLL TIL Over 90% of Saudi arabia early Islamic heritage was gradually destroyed after the formation of the wahabist movement. which had an extreme stance against venerating of grave and structures associated with pious people of old as they believe it to be an idolatrous act (the ultimate sin in Islam)
BrBvd TIL of Noah Wall, the boy who grew a new brain. During a pregnancy scan, doctors found out that Noah had only 2% of his brain intact. Despite this, amazingly, at 2 years old his 2% brain had grown into 80%. Noah’s development over the years has been like that of a normal child.