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TIL that Chef Thomas Keller once decided to kill & clean his own rabbits. The first rabbit screamed loudly. The horrific ordeal made him want to cook the rabbit perfectly. And taught him never to squander any ingredients.

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J1AM8 TIL that, in 1993, a Bulls fan named Don Calhoun won a million dollars for making a 75-foot shot at the basket (from the free-throw line at the opposite end of the court)
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