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TIL NFL & NBA Cheerleaders Make Less Than $1000 A Year

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xW9g TIL that not only does regularly donating blood help others, but it has shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks by 88%
8eeXL TIL in Southern Norway there’s the world’s largest underwater restaurant, with seating capacity for 100 guests, and it was also awarded one star in both the 2020/21 edition of the prestigious Michelin Guide
mxwjY TIL: Scientists in India found a new species of pit vipers and named it after Salazar Slytherin. The new species is called Salazar’s spit viper.
rRrQ4 TIL: Roughly 2,800 Japanese children were left behind in China after the war. Most were adopted and raised by rural Chinese families.
a8nNZ TIL that the opening and ending theme songs to "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" are never played exactly the same in any of its 900+ episodes. Each episode used the same medley for the first 8 bars, and the rest was improvised and recorded, live, by jazz piano virtuoso John Costa.