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TIL that to get a shot at the World Championship, boxer Joe Louis had to agree to give up 10% of his earnings for the next decade, to the defending champion James J Braddock. This would earn Braddock and his manager $150,000.

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y6JX TIL that among Turkic peoples, there is a sport called “girl chasing”, in which a man and a woman race against each other on horseback. If the man wins, he gets a kiss from the woman. If the woman wins, she gets to beat the man with a whip.
NXwZE TIL about “E-Squadron” or “The Increment”. Which is perhaps the most elite and secretive special forces group in the U.K.- maybe even better than the SAS.
d8GJj TIL in 2012 a librarian at Humes High School in Tupelo Mississippi discovered a library card in the back of an old book signed in 1948 by a then 13 year old Elvis Presley. It is the oldest known autograph by Elvis.
M7Aja TIL the 1999 Golden Raspberry Award ("Razzie") for Worst Actress was given to Heather Donahue for her performance in The Blair Witch Project
6v6m TIL Ambidextrous people have significantly lower IQ’s than left/right handed people