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TIL that wilt chamberlain had more 70 point games than everyone else in nba history combined

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KObjw TIL: Today in 1861, Sarah Seelye, at age 17, enlisted in the Civil War disguised as a man to escape an unwanted marriage. Ironically, part of her duties involved penetrating Confederate lines "disguised" as a woman. She deserted the army after contacting malaria and resumed life as a female in 1863.
mEYx TIL in 2011, Jell-O monitored the amount of smiley faces and frown faces used on Twitter. Whenever the national average of smiley faces was less than 51%, Jell-O released coupons to those who recently tweeted frown faces.
6EBKW TIL, Coolio attempted to crowd dive into a crowd of students, none of them caught him and instead he was beaten up with his shoes stolen
gMpg8 TIL that despite being one of the 3 most important gods in Hinduism, Brahma the creator is rarely worshipped. There are few temples dedicated to him in India.
lodgV TIL For Die Hard, finding a star proved difficult: the role of McClane was offered to a host of the decade's top stars, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, all of whom turned it down. Willis, who was known mainly for his TV work, was cast.