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TIL Ichiro Suzuki learned to speak Spanish just so he could talk trash to other players.

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wL1G6 TIL pole dancing became more common during the Great Depression since traveling performers would dance in tents at this time. Eventually, these performers began to incorporate the tent pole into their striptease routines.
5VMOR TIL the identity of the 'Somerton Man' was solved after 73 years, with the help of forensic genealogy
Oww1 TIL White tigers are not an endangered species that need to be saved, but are the result of double recessive traits, and are severely inbred to produce more white tigers, resulting in health problems.
P1J0w TIL that after South Korea built a 323 ft (98 m) flagpole with a 300 lb (140 kg) flag near the DMZ, North Korea erected an even taller 525 ft (160 m) flagpole with a 600 lb (270 kg) flag on their side of the border.
JYYM1 TIL that the term for the criminal act "racketeering" is defined as "a repeated or continuous way to illegally obtain or extort money" -usually set up as a form of business.