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TIL learned that the first basketball slam dunk was performed in 1936 at Madison Square Garden by Joe Fortenberry.

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MexoW TIL The Jim Twins were separated at birth who didn't meet until age 39. Both were named Jim, had first wives named Linda and second wives named Betty, named their sons "James" and dogs "Toy", chain-smoked Salems, drove Chevys, were sheriff deputies and vacationed on the same beach in Florida.
P64E TIL that England used to have a “window tax”. People refused to disclose how much money they made, considering it an invasion of privacy - so you would be charged based on how many windows your house had. In retaliation, people bricked up their windows, which you can still see today.
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VM00G TIL about Christopher Knight, a man who lived for 27 years completely alone in the woods of Maine.