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TIL that there’s a group called the Posadists that attempt to introduce elements of ufology into Marxist thought

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plAG TIL that while Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird described playing on the 1992 US Olympic basketball team as the greatest experience of their lives, Michael Jordan said that the biggest benefit was learning about his teammates’ weaknesses. He later won three NBA finals against them.
yV58X TIL a man in San Francisco deposited a junk mail check written for $95,000 dollars, received the money, and built a career off of the event.
8a5L8 TIL "Die house" (King Dice main theme song from game Cuphead) singer is woman! Her name is Alana Bridgewater.
VBQdG TIL there was an outrage in South America for choosing the France to host the 1938 world cup (second consecutive tournament held in Europe), as they demanded that hosting should be rotated. This led to a boycott from most American teams, with only Cuba and Brazil qualifying by default.
4L1b TIL that NASA was concerned that the crew of Apollo 10 would attempt to land on the moon, so they intentionally defueled their LEM so they would be stranded permanently if they did land