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TIL that Adidas will cancel any sponsorship deal they have with a player if it turns out he has anything to do with Scientology

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OR06 TIL that Hall & Oates met each other in a service elevator while trying to escape an exchange of gunfire at a battle of the bands.
p8bnZ TIL the US Navy conducted mock air attacks by aircraft carrier on Pearl Harbor in 1932 and 1938. In both exercises the attacks were successful, demonstrating the importance of air power over battleships. Both exercises were ignored by the US Navy but were studied carefully by the IJN.
WkL8N TIL that people sentenced to death by beheading were advised to give the headsman a gold coin to ensure he did not botch the beheading and cause a painful death by multiple strokes
pYBDQ TIL that mixing two metaphors like, "We'll burn that bridge when we come to it" is called a mixaphor.
4JQb TIL Jon Huntsman instituted a 4 day work week in Utah: 2/3 of employees said it made them more productive, it reduced conflict at home and work, led to higher staff morale, lower absenteeism, and cut carbon emissions by 14%