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TIL that Nike's legacy of sports footwear innovation was started by co-founder Bill Bowerman, with a waffle iron. The shoe was called waffle racer.

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wl6J TIL Matt Damon and Ben Affleck inserted an oral sex scene between the two professors in Good Will Hunting to see which studio executives actually read the script. Harvey Weinstein liked the script, but hated that scene which showed Damon & Affleck he had actually read it so they gave him the rights.
kJ4ve TIL there was a plan to gild the Statue of Liberty in gold.
1rPd TIL that in Armenia, all children aged 6 and up are taught chess at school, as it is a mandatory part of their curriculum.
8aeaG TIL the Teenage Mutant Turtles and Daredevil both gained their powers from the same accident
Z8YWp TIL about the death of Elisa Lam, a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia who disappeared while staying at the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Only later to be found in the water tank when guests complained of problems with the water supply.