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TIL Fighters who lose by knockout are automatically suspended for 30 days, three months if it is the second knockout within three months, or one year if it is the third knockout within one year.

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nXO7 TIL during WWI, Romania decided to send its vast collection of treasure to Russia for safekeeping. In 1918, the new Soviet government cut all diplomatic ties and refused to return the treasure. Russia still holds the treasure valued at over $1.5 billion and has no intention of giving it back.
BrVZy TIL that it took E. B. White 17 takes to read the death scene of Charlotte, as he recorded the audio version of his book Charlotte's Web. He is said to have walked outside, come back in, and start crying again when he got to that moment, "a grown man crying over the death of an imaginary insect."
nWm1b TIL about the MV Liemba, a ferry on Lake Tanganyika, which was laid down in 1913 in Germany. It served as a WWI warship and it sunk twice, first deliberately in 1916 and again in 1920 due to a storm. It was raised again in 1924 and it is operating almost nonstop since 1927
6E6MZ TIL Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse he rode in "Lord of The Rings." The horse had a hard time adjusting to the lights and sounds on set and it took a while for them to get in sync. "We got through it together and became friends. I wanted to stay in touch with him," said Viggo.
JoBB TIL: Goats can eat poison ivy with no ill effects. Goats are rented out to clear parks, golf courses and historical sites.