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TIL that during the 2010-2011 school year, the University of Tennessee spent a grand total of $2,296,023 on the recruitment of athletes (more than any other university), with an average of more than $7,000 per male athlete.

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xEo7 TIL 1,311 people live in Verkhoyansk, Russia. A town with an avg. temp of -45 °C (-50 °F) in January that was also attacked by a pack of 400 wolves last year. The sun currently rises at 2pm and sets at 3:30pm.
PP9w TIL In his spare time, Steve Carell runs a General Store in Massachusetts.
Y70gr TIL of Anna Anderson, an impostor who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia. Despite a private investigation proving she was a Polish factory worker with a history of mental illness, Anna managed to garner support due to disinformation spread by the Bolsheviks about Anastasia's execution.
njo7 TIL that to cure the stuffiest of noses, just pinch your nose and nod your head up and down.
W7RV9 TIL No US sport is in the top 5 and the NFL is not in the top 10 globally for sport popularity.