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TIL Ichiro Suzuki learned Spanish throughout his career in order to talk trash to the Latin players.

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X0BDD TIL that in 16th to 18th century Scotland, horses got to help with the execution of horse thieves. The pin holding the guillotine blade in place above the condemned horse thief was tied to a horse with a cord, so the blade would fall when the horse took off running.
K8KG TIL that Rosie O'Donnell watched Fight Club a week prior to its release. She later went on her show the night of its release and gave away the twist ending and advised the audience to avoid watching it at all costs.
kOZOe TIL Siri evolved from a DARPA project to create a system for military decision-making that would learn and become more efficient over time
NXwX8 TIL Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation establishing the United States Secret Service just hours before he was assassinated
4mdN TIL Raiden from Mortal Kombat was inspired by “The Three Storms” from the 1986 movie “Big Trouble in Little China”