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TIL Einstein's gravitational wave theory was proved right 100 years later

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w8oo TIL that the cast and crew of Borat nearly started a riot during the filming of the rodeo scene where Borat sings the (made up) Kazakhstan national Anthem to the tune of the American national anthem.
b6Bra TIL of St Clair’s defeat in 1791, when Native Americans supplied with British made firearms, demolished a US military force and killed 656 soldiers, in what has been regarded as one of the worst ever defeats of the US military.
7NPP TIL Prostitution exists among some penguins and chimpanzees. They prostitute themselves for things like stones or food.
mxAYM TIL of the 'Banksy of Grammar', who at night would correct punctuation on shop fronts in the city of Bristol
0w1K1 TIL: That an estimated 17% of all 7ft tall people in the U.S. are in the NBA as compared to 0.07% of people between 6’6” and 6’8”. Meaning that if you see a 7ft tall person there is about a 1 in 6 chance they are in the NBA.