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TIL the NFL formed a committee to falsify information in order to hide brain injuries sustained by their players.

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pY6E4 TIL Thousands of Pigeons Pooped on Spectators at 1936 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony after up to 30,000 pigeons were released and then the organisers began firing canons. The story was relayed and recorded by US Olympian Louis Zamperini, a long distance runner.
7rQ1p TIL Doctor Who holds the Guinness World Record for 'Most Successful Sci-Fi Show Ever'. It beat competition like Star Trek.
ZBxo TIL about Derek Black, son of former KKK Grand Wizard Don Black and Godson of David Duke. Derek; the host of a white nationalist radio show and heir-apparent leader of the “white nationalists” publicly renounced his beliefs and broke all ties with the group in 2012 - at the age of 23.
woGnJ TIL Charles Darwin Ate Every Animal He Ever Discovered
7Jxp TIL After a video that went viral in 2012 showing a bus monitor getting bullied by students - a Canadian man set up a fundraiser to collect $5,000 for a vacation for her. In the end, they ended up collecting and giving the women over $700,000. She has since retired.