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TIL the NBA's Vlade Divac replaced both Kareem Abdjl-Jabbar (1989) and Shaquille O'Neal (2004) on the Los Angeles Lakers

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wLQK6 TIL The gas bags inside hydrogen airships of the 1930s were made from the outer layer of a cow’s intestines. Joined together when wet, the living tissues grow together, creating an impermeable bond. The gas bags of the Graf Zeppelin were made from the guts of around half a million cows.
5V5Er TIL a tradition in some of the Southern US is decorating trees with bottles. This custom was brought over by captured Africans and it has origins from the Kongo. One belief is that these captured evil spirits by luring them inside due to the attractive color of the bottles.
yQb9a TIL that the weight of the floods resulting from hurricane Harvey caused the Earth’s crust to temporarily sink up to 1.8cm in some areas of Texas.
m1p1P TIL about the year of the four emperors it was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.
OGDOL TIL Mr. T chose his professional name to stop people from disrespecting him and his family members who had served in Vietnam by calling them "boy." He wanted everyone to address him as "Mister" to show proper respect.