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TIL Muhammad Ali’s speaking rate slowed 16 percent after his 1977 15-round fight against Ernie Shavers

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La1p TIL UFC CEO Dana White has been banned from the Palm, The Hard Rock Hotel and other casinos for winning too much at Blackjack, thus he moves UFC venues when they ban him.
0d4EN TIL higher-ups at McDonald's once created a 'McResource' page for their minimum-wage employees. The page included advice on how much they should be tipping their personal trainers, massage therapists, and pool cleaners.
VBWe0 TIL In 1608 Johannes Kepler wrote "Somnium", the first space exploration novel. It is about daemons who transport humans to the moon for four hours when the timing of orbit is right, and they must face "extreme cold and lack of air". Kepler kept the novel a secret from the public
ZpVOQ TIL wasps are valuable pest control agents and pollinators.
vPjNj Today I learned that the Albert Speer Jr., the son of Hitler's only known friend, was the lead designer of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.