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TIL in NBA history no team has ever come back to win after trailing 3–0 in a playoff series

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QBWp TIL A study showed that children whose parents placed the children’s pacifiers in their own mouths before giving it to the child were less likely to develop allergies like eczema and asthma later in life.
gMB9 TIL on August 25, 1914, in retaliation for Belgium’s guerrilla tactics in defending their country, German troops burned Leuven’s University Library, destroying hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable medieval-period books, manuscripts, and treasures.
J1MyB TIL Iguanas have a so-called “third eye” on the top of their heads. Known as the parietal eye, it looks like a pale scale and can't discern shapes or color—but does sense light and movement, helping iguanas anticipate predatory birds from above.
GYlAg TIL that the Statue of Liberty cost the French an estimated $250,000 (more than $5.5 million in today’s money). The money came from fundraising efforts such as auctions, a lottery, and boxing matches, both in Europe and the U.S.
4XlGw TIL that the Hudson Bay Area in Canada has less gravity than the rest of the world and scientists do not know why.