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

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wLRyo TIL I learned that Agnes Moorehead (Endora from "Bewitched") died of uterine cancer that may have arisen from her once being in a movie ("The Conqueror") that was filmed downwind of a nuclear testing site.
Bg7me TIL in 2011, the Kellogg's brand decided to add Vitamin D to all of its cereals in the UK due to the fact that 1 in 5 people in the UK were deficient in Vitamin D. A study in 2021 showed that 1 in 6 adults in the UK have low levels of vitamin D in their blood
awA1N TIL that proceeds from the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon went towards funding the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Also, the members of the band were a fan of the comedy troupe, and often took breaks in the middle of their recording sessions to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
v1gM4 TIL about Utroba(Womb) cave in Bulgaria which was not only carved to resemble a vagina but they carved a phallus shaped opening in the ceiling so the sun projects the shape at the entrance of the cave
4NAw TIL that readability tests suggest most Wikipedia articles are too sophisticated for their readers.