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TIL NY Rangers fan still chant "Potvin Sucks" at every game, against every team, even though Dennis Potvin retired from the NY Islanders in 1988.

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KW5a TIL that the French word for wooden shoe, ‘sabot’ is the probable root of the word sabotage: and refers to the tactic by early Dutch unionists of throwing sabots into the gears of factory or farm machinery, effectively stopping work until the equipment could be repaired.
9LJX TIL that a Harvard School of Public Health study found that people who smoke weed tend to have lower levels of insulin, better cholesterol, and smaller waist circumferences than people who don’t smoke weed even after adjusting for things like age, race, alcohol or tobacco use, and activity levels.
epK4n TIL Wrocław Poland has Hundreds of Little Brass Gnomes Throughout the City
pY5mA TIL Beaver anal secretions have been used as a vanilla flavor substitute for certain foods and luxury cosmetics.
vvj TIL That There is a ight Bulb That Has Been in near-continuous use for over 110 Years, only time it was switched off was when it had to be moved and was given a police escort when it was switched between the old fire station and a new one in 1976.