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TIL that the oldest professional sports team in North America still under the same name is the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, founded in 1873

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mnwR TIL 90% of clothes donated to U.S. charities are sold to textile recyclers. 75% of THAT are recycled". 25% are sold on the street markets in Africa at about 500% mark-up. This partly crushes the African textile industries because they can’t make new clothes as cheap as cheap old American clothes.
ebAb TIL that in Serbia, you’re legally allowed to vote two years early (at age 16) if you’re employed.
Rwx9 TIL that a study of film-goers heart rates shows that the “Here’s Johnny!” scene from The Shining is the scariest moment in film. Over entire movies, “The Exorcist” is the scariest, sending pulses up by 25.9% on average.
KY0lJ TIL Salesmen at a insurance Company were rewarded with an Orgy
KOwxa Popcorn is truly ancient. Archaeologists have uncovered popcorn kernels that are 4,000 years old. They were so well-preserved, they could still pop. In 2012, scientists discovered popcorn cobs that were grown even earlier — more than 6,000 years ago.