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TIL that 85% of bikinis sold never touch the water
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TIL that Peter Moore, current CEO of Liverpool Football Club, used to teach physical education and coached rugby in Llangollen, North Wales. He is also known for having held high profile positions in companies such as SEGA, Microsoft and Electronic Arts.
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TIL that in 1976, US Coast Guard divers suffered second-degree burns after handling sediment samples from a bayou in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley"
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TIL that when William Langer, Governor of North Dakota, was convicted of a felony and ordered to be removed from office, he chose instead to declare North Dakota independent, declare martial law, and barricade himself within the Governor's mansion. Two years later, he was re-elected.
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TIL that 56% of the most highly-cited medical research papers in 2005 had results that were never replicated
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TIL Mount Everest is named after Sir George Everest, even though he had no connection to the mountain and never saw it. He objected to the name because Hindi speakers found it hard to write and pronounce...