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TIL about Calcio Fiorentino - A 27 on 27 sport fusing football, rugby, and literal fighting

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WKM4 TIL that the Weezer song “Mykel & Carli”, released in 1994, is about sisters Mykel and Carli Allan who established the band’s fan club and are considered the band’s biggest fans. Mykel and Carli, and younger sister Trisha, died in a car accident in 1997; members of Weezer attended their funeral.
6ELv8 TIL that the biggest movie explosion was in the James Bond film ‘Spectre’
Wn6d TIL that Aids denial in South Africa resulted in an epidemic that resulted in an estimated 300,000 deaths
rwZw TIL that shortening is called shortening because it creates shorter strands of gluten in dough, which in turn makes the dough less stretchy.
ddO9 TIL that Freddie Mercury had a throat infection at the time of Live Aid and was advised by his doctors to not risk performing at the festival. He defied their orders, and Queen’s set went down in history as one of the best performances that day.