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TIL James Naismith, the inventor of Basketball is the only coach in Kansas Uni history to have a losing record.

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9XNG TIL the first ever 3D movie was The Power Of Love, a silent film released in 1922. It was also the first film to have an alternative ending, and the viewer could choose between the happy and sad endings (both shot in 2D) by closing one eye or the other.
X04d6 TIL The film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ about a guy who got rich through financial fraud and crime was funded with money earned through financial fraud and crime.
DBWv TIL General Motors would not sell Cadillac cars to African Americans. Cadillac sales increased 70% right after one middle-manager got the racist policy dropped.
8xYb TIL Union Army general John Sedgwick once said to his men under enemy fire: “Why are you dodging like this? They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” He was shot dead instantly.
X0oLD TIL most blind people with no perception of light experience continual circadian desynchrony