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TIL in Kyrgystan they play polo with a headless goat

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GbW4 TIL April 7th is National Beer Day because this is the date in 1933 that FDR signed the law that lifted Prohibition
Gyd4 TIL that the NBA originally banned Air Jordans from being used by players, but Michael Jordan wore them anyhow because Nike paid the fine each game he wore them.
YmlA TIL John Cena holds the record for wishes granted with the Make-A-Wish foundation by any celebrity at over 400
rNVn1 TIL of Matthew Beard (Stymie Beard from the Little Rascals aka Our Gang) had 13 brothers and sisters. Because his paycheck helped the family to survive, his parents allowed him to rename one of his younger brothers. His parents subsequently allowed him to name his other siblings as they were born
YWWx TIL a guy from Sweden rode his bicycle to Nepal, climbed Everest alone without Sherpas or bottled oxygen, then cycled back to Sweden again.