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TIL the MLS is now America’s 3rd most attended pro sport, passing the NBA and the NHL

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N6bN TIL the element cobalt is named after a German sprite called a kobold, which was blamed for polluting mines. Kobolds are also the basis for a race of creatures in Dungeons & Dragons that live in mines and pollute the ore.
VvY0 TIL the number of vasectomies during March Madness goes up 50+% because guys schedule the procedure during that time so they can sit around and watch basketball for days during recovery.
GPGG TIL, in July 2007, convenience store chain 7-Eleven converted 11 of its stores in the United States and one in Canada (Coquitlam) into Kwik-E-Marts to promote The Simpsons Movie.
y4Ja TIL: Jesus’ name translated from Hebrew to English would be ‘Joshua’. We get the name 'Jesus’ by translating the Hebrew name to Greek to Latin to English.
LkNXP TIL: The Nuremburg Code stipulates "voluntary, informed consent" for research participants, and experiments that might lead to death/disability are unacceptable. U.S.A. violated The Code throughout the 1950-70s w/ large scale releases of bacteria in NYC subway, on PA Turnpike, and National Airport.