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GYRJ7 TIL that Waluigi's name is actually a pun. In Japanese, Warui means "bad", so combining this with Luigi gives Waluigi, whose name is literally "Luigi, but bad".
kJd5m TIL the guy who held the John 3:16 sign at sporting events was arrested for multiple kidnappings and is serving a life sentence.
Y8Lv TIL that the BBC does not use a recording of Big Ben’s chimes for radio, instead the audio is sent live from the tower to broadcast
m1pxP TIL that sudden heart attacks in young people are seven times more common among people who previously attempted suicide
95v6 TIL The “polo” shirt was invented by a French tennis player named René Lacoste in 1926. It was designed to be worn with the collar upturned or ‘popped’ to protect your neck from the sun.