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TIL of Charley Goldman, a boxing trainer who is credited with turning Rocky Marciano from an apparently unimpressive specimen, into an undefeated world champion.

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gM7lb TIL that the musical Cats is so popular in Japan, that it has been running since 1983. It caused a “musical boom” and brought other Broadway musicals to Japan. There is a purpose-built CATS theatre in Tokyo. The production has played over 10,000 performances to over 10 million audience members.
RAE6 TIL that about some of the dose of antidepressants like Prozac and Zoloft are passed unchanged in urine, and have been detected in aquatic animals. This has caused concern, as the drugs are linked to memory issues and more passive behavior in fish, and more aggression in crustaceans.
6E4j7 TIL the origins of Chemotherapy come from mustard gas during WWII when scientists realized that it damaged DNA and decreased the formation of blood cells by the bone marrow. They wondered if similar compounds would have a similar effect on cancer cell proliferation. And so Chemo was born.
1aLrX TIL A Soviet Base in Wünsdorf East Germany was once the largest Soviet military base in Germany and contained a movie theater and pool for high ranking officers, but was abandoned after the Berlin Wall fell. The complex is now being renovated and already 1,700 new apartments have been created.
x69E7 TIL a professional football team from Wales included a clause in a players contract he must have a “physical liaison” with a sheep.