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TIL before the 1986 All-Star Three point shootout, Larry Bird walked in to the locker room where all the other contestants were getting ready and asked “Which one of you motherfuckers is coming in second?”

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1p5P TIL Your body registers drinking carbonated beverages as a painful experience.
Z06G TIL that the heat, A/C, store and parking lot lights at every Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club in the world is monitored and controlled from Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.
5eZB TIL that not only can you “square” a number, you can also “triangle” a number.
awBvo TIL that Hugh Glass was left for dead after being mauled by a grizzly bear. After regaining consciousness, he set his broken leg, allowed maggots to eat his dead flesh to prevent gangrene, and made his way back to civilization over the course of 6 weeks, surviving on mostly roots and berries .