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TIL the word Bastard originated to describe a man who was successful regardless of heritage

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W8o9 TIL Ronaldinho lost a lucrative $750,000 sponsorship from Coca-Cola simply because he took a sip from a Pepsi can during a press conference.
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e0vM5 TIL that out of the top 30 100m sprint times, only 9 were run by athletes not associated with doping, all 9 are by Usain Bolt.
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