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TIL: Alcohol is actually banned in professional shooting competition as it is actually considered a performance enhancing drug.

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n7B7 TIL The majority of female koalas suffer from a sexually transmitted bacterial infection called chlamydia. This problem is aggravated by the fact that in captivity female koalas often engage in lesbian behaviour
v1oPx TIL that MLK day wasn't officially celebrated by all 50 states until 2000 even though it's been a federal holiday since 1983.
l7LOK TIL When Kim Wilde's '81 smash hit "Kids in America" was climbing the charts, Kim had never actually been to the US. The lyrics were written by her father who based them on a TV show he saw about hardened, rebellious teens in America. The music was written by her brother.
QNJ7e TIL about Joseph of Cupertino, a Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian saint. He was prone to miraculous levitation. He was deemed disruptive by his superiors and church authorities, however, and eventually was confined to a small cell, forbidden from joining in any public gatherings.
YpPyx TIL McDonald's purchases over 2 billion eggs per year which equates to 4 percent of eggs produced in the United States.