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TIL that tea bags are made of banana fibers
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Br18D
TIL in 2015, there were only 14 murders in the entire state of New Hampshire, making it the state with lowest rate of murder per capita at just 1.1 per 100,000.
PYy1L
TIL At the 1896 Olympics, American Robert Garrett decided to enter the discus event; “to have a try”. He had never thrown a regulation discus in his life. Attendees were laughing, as his first 2 throws narrowly missed hitting audience members. However, his 3rd throw won him the gold medal.
yMaV
TIL: There were 6500 veteran suicides in 2012, about 17.8 suicides a day.
RlW7
TIL Andre Agassi played a Davis Cup match in 1992 wearing a pair of Oakley sunglasses to hide the fact that he was hungover from the previous night’s drinking. Jim Jannard of Oakley then sent him a new Dodge Viper to thank him for the endorsement.
BgrVx
TIL in 1963, a leaking propane tank was ignited by a nearby popcorn machine at a "holiday on ice" show in Indianapolis. The explosion killed 74 people and ripped open a section of the seating bowl.