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TIL that from 2004 to 2011 Canada had Pillow Fighting League.

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nexpd TIL That Outback Steakhouse was created by 4 Americans and the only genuine Australian food they serve is the alcohol
x6LLD TIL that Harry Redknapp once brought a fan on to play for West Ham in a preseason friendly.
BOYW TIL that in 1957, then Vice President Nixon was celebrating the independence of Ghana when he asked a group of men how it felt to be free. They replied, “We wouldn’t know. We’re from Alabama.”
nAWG TIL Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson became the only “space ace” when he shot down a satellite orbiting at 345 miles while piloting an F-15 on Sept. 13, 1985.
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