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TIL Rafael Nadal's first professional match in the main draw of a tournament happened on 9/11, and he blew 13 match points.

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aw4Bb TIL Stewart Adams, who recently died at the age of 95, discovered ibuprofen while trying to cure an hangover.
6E6PX TIL Corporal Frank Buckles was the the last surviving American soldier from WWI, passing away in 2011 at age 110. When he was asked his secret for living so long, his advice was simply "when you start to die... don't".
7rZxO TIL 75 percent of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species
oA4E TIL Teddy Roosevelt wore a ring to his inaugural ceremony that was made with hair removed from Abraham Lincoln’s body during his autopsy.
bmQ TIL Bo Peep was omitted from Toy Story 3 because she would not have survived the incinerator scene, being made of porcelain.