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TIL Yankees star Derek Jeter gives gift baskets to his one night stands

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epPJn TIL, that in 1966, Muhammed Ali, in his title defense against Brian London, dropped a 12 punch combination within 3 seconds. His hand speed, was unheard of for a heavyweight.
wWbW TIL that octopi, octopuses, and octopodes are all correct plural forms of the word octopus.
RPE9 TIL a convicted felon requested that his prison sentence be increased from 30 years to 33 years, so that it would match the jersey number of basketball star Larry Bird
d8wL8 TIL that New Zealand was one of the colonies asked to join in the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia. New Zealand did not join in part due to fears of discrimination against the Māori people. In response, in 1902 Australia gave Māoris the right to vote, 65 years before the Aboriginal people.
BeKd TIL: World’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, wants to use nuclear bombs for mining, bulldoze the great barrier reef to dump mining waste into the ocean and advocates a $2-a-day pay