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TIL A German pro basketball team was relegated to a lower division due to a necessary 17-minute Windows update

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rReVo TIL: Stepan Company is the only commercial entity in the US authorized to import coca leaves. The cocaine-free extract is sold to The Coca-Cola Company for use in soft drinks, while the cocaine is sold to Mallinckrodt.
W7pDd TIL that lack of sleep is more likely to kill you faster than starvation according to psychiatrists
Wl9o TIL the “LG” in ‘LG Electronics’ actually stands for 'Lucky Goldstar’ rather than 'Life’s Good’
a1GL TIL of Carlos Hathcock. A Marine sniper in Vietnam who crawled over 1500 yards to kill a high-ranking NVA officer. It took 4 days to complete because he could move only inches. He also said that he was almost stepped on while camouflaged in a meadow. As well as almost bitten by a Bamboo Viper.
9YnB6 TIL 99 years ago 4,500 tonnes of a mixture incl. ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded at BASF in Oppau, Germany, killing 500-600 people, injuring 2000 more. The explosion, estimated to have 1–2 kilotonnes TNT equivalent, could still be heard more than 300km away in north-eastern France and Munich.