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TIL Tommy Morrison believes he teleported himself out of a bar to avoid a fight

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1admV TIL that in the early 1970s, the US and China engaged in "ping-pong diplomacy," in which players from each country would compete with each other at table tennis. This form of diplomacy was a key way of defusing Sino-American tensions, and led to Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972.
joep TIL that Benedict Cumberbatch doesn’t like the term ‘Cumberbitches’. He said: “I won’t allow you to be my bitches. I think it sets feminism back so many notches. You are… Cumberpeople.”
pRYp TIL The Janitor from “Scrubs” was meant to be part of JD’s imagination in the first season, as a finale twist if the show was cancelled, which is why he does not interact with any other cast members that season.
Br4oD TIL of angel gowns. Wedding dresses are donated to charities and people sew them into infant sized dresses for deceased infants that died in NICU. Grieving families can take pictures or baptize their babies prior to laying them to rest. These are made through no cost of the family.
16Jer TIL Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which flows around Antarctica in a clockwise direction, is the largest ocean current in the world.