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TIL Rickey Henderson was so proud of his $1,000,000 bonus check he framed it instead of cashing it.

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4XLKw TIL that there are 'Atheist Churches' for secular humanists, freethinkers, skeptics, atheists and agnostics who want a sense of community without having to deal with any of the God stuff
KO1PE TIL that Adam Lambert actually auditioned for American Idol with a Michael Jackson song. The judges didn’t like it, but agreed to give him a second chance. He then sang Bohemian Rhapsody. Brian May saw the audition which eventually led to Lambert becoming frontman for Queen.
lL81 TIL Russell Brand was legally entitled to take $20 million dollars from Katy Perry’s fortune after their divorce but refused to take any.
0wb4p TIL NFL running back Robert Edwards was fresh off a 1,000 yard rookie season when he destroyed his knee in a beach football game at the Pro Bowl. His NFL career was ruined and his team, the New England Patriots, would go on to win 3 Super Bowls in the next 6 years without him.
mxP4v TIL that bamboo is the fastest growing plant, with certain species growing up to 35 inches per day