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TIL that WWE holds a Pay Per View wrestling event called "Elimination Chamber", except it is known as "No Way Out" in Germany to avoid connotations of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust in WW2.

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XBlP TIL the first man to perform cardiac catheterization, did it on himself then walked downstairs to the radiology department to take the x-ray to prove you would not die. He was fired, became a Nazi, then won the Nobel Prize.
1gD8 TIL that the hoax, Dutch reality show De Grote Donorshow, where patients competed for a dying woman’s kidney, was created with the intention of raising awareness about the lack of organ donors. Six weeks after the show aired 12,000 new donors had signed up.
VBY40 TIL Bulldogs are named for Bull-Baiting, a 'sport' where a bull is chained to a stake and set upon by dogs
gMo4 TIL that Bradley Manning who leaked classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize twice in 2011 and 2012.
R596w TIL that Corinna Kopf retires from OF at 28 after earning $67 million over three years. In comparison, Keanu Reeves has earned a combined total of $22 million for the four John Wick films he has done, which is less than the average yearly payday of Kopf on OF.