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TIL that 60% of NBA players are bankrupt years after retiring

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78W77 TIL Brazilian footballer Rivaldo grew up in poverty and suffered such malnourishment it caused caused bowleggedness and the loss of several adult teeth, and coaches saying he was too physically weak to succeed . Despite this he went onto win the World Cup, the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.
ZKPp TIL the British used Pundits to explore Tibet in the 1800s. Disguised as religious pilgrims, these Indian men were trained to walk precisely 2,000 steps per mile, and mapped much of the area for the British while skirting the bans placed on westerners.
Eg6vo TIL of the 'Petticoat Revolution' of 1916 in which seven women led secret campaigns to gain control of the town of Umatilla, OR
wRkE TIL A breastfeeding son “spotted cancer” in mother by refusing to feed from breast with cyst.
yQm9v TIL that in Turkmenistan, colors themselves are considered state enemies. Only white cars are allowed in the capital. Cars that are not white are forbidden from the streets of Ashgabat, the non-white vehicles taken from the owners as hostages and forcibly painted white no matter what.