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TIL Confucius had three thousand students, but only 72 mastered what he taught and he deemed them all scholars of extraordinary ability

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nWwn7 TIL it is common in Japan for couples to wait to formally acknowledge their relationship until one of them gathers the confidence to declare their love for the other, a practice known as "kokuhaku," which means "confession" or "declaration of love."
xVnlB TIL 90% of Wikiipedia editors are male
Oo6r4 TIL about Emma Kelly, the lady of 6000 songs. When asked to go through a playbook and it was found she could sing and play piano for 6000 songs from start to finish. She achieved some notoriety after appearing in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
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P9LJ TIL As a sophomore in high school Wilt Chamberlain scrimmaged the MVP of the College National Champions and won so badly his opponent quit basketball and became a tractor engineer.