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TIL a wow player “Bradster” has 36 wow accounts and conducts raids with himself on 11 computers

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9n7p TIL I learned of Matthias Sindelar, the “Mozart of football”. Widely considered one of the best players of the 1930s, he defiantly scored and celebrated a goal against Nazi Germany in a game meant to celebrate the Anschluss. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1939.
BgNoK TIL There are some hidden oil wells located around Los Angeles. They are disguised as plain buildings on the outside. One oil well is even named the "Tower of Hope" and is decorated with flowers.
v1X1R TIL Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum (from Jack and the Beanstalk) is actually a phrase in Old Gaelic that means “Behold, I see food. It is good to eat and sufficient for my hunger”. So when the Giant sees Jack, he figuratively says “God you look good enough to eat, get in mah belly”.
bKvp TIL Balls are different for men and women in pro tennis
Oo5NL TIL: Hagoromo Bungu, a Japanese chalk and office supply company is famous among mathematicians for their product, Hagoromo Fulltouch Chalk, referred to as the Rolls-Royce of Chalk.