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TIL that Babe Ruth's daughter says that her father was never allowed to be a manager because he would have hired black players

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N7a4E TIL that the 14th Dalai Lama has a collection of more than 15 watches, among them a Patek Phillipe Ref. 658 - one of only 15 made - which was sent by US President Frank D. Roosevelt and is still functional, a Rolex Datejust made of gold and stainless steel, and a Rolex Day-Date made of yellow gold
WMA8 TIL: The first non stop Atlantic flight was by two British airman in 1919, it is almost forgotten about.
XERk8 TIL David Bowie was so unconvinced of the commercial viability of his album "Low" that after its release he decided to tour as Iggy Pop's keyboardist instead of promoting the new record.
epaLn TIL Big Bird was supposed to be on the Challenger shuttle, but couldn't fit, and was replaced by Christa McAuliffe
P1jMG TIL that according to Smiling Friends co-creator Zach Hadel, the entire first season of the show cost as much to make as a single episode of Family Guy (~$2,000,000 USD)