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TIL the Black Panther Party provided a free breakfast for over 10,000 children every single day after learning that a substantial breakfast was vital to supporting schooling.

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697jm TIL the fully air conditioned Dallas Cowboys Stadium uses more electricity on game day than the entire country of Liberia (5.1 million pop). The stadium will be used in the 2026 FIFA world cup. Other air conditioned stadiums include Houston's NRG stadium and Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz stadium.
5Nj8 TIL that Volkswagen was fined by the EPA for using “defeat devices” to cheat emissions tests… in 1974, 41 years before the recent controversy over the same thing.
awKNJ TIL World chess champion Magnus Carlsen once checkmated Bill Gates in nine moves. He lost to the 23-year-old in around 1 minute 20 seconds
64NJ TIL Women are statistically much less likely to watch the feminist encouraged “Female Friendly” porn, and are instead more inclined to watch mainstream hardcore porn or nothing at all. [NSFW]
e0AXL TIL 'The Matrix' Wanted Sandra Bullock as 'Neo' before Keanu Reeves took the role. The producers had such a hard time finding the right man for the role that they briefly considered changing Neo into a female character. She was also considered for the part of Trinity and regretted not taking it.