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TIL Manchester United's academy dressing room has a picture of Leo Messi cleaning his own boots to make sure the young players understand the importance of humility

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J1laQ TIL that in ancient Scythian society, when a king died, his servants, cooks, and horses were buried with him, reflecting beliefs about service in the afterlife and the brutal reality of social hierarchies, where a king’s death could lead to the death of many innocent individuals.
16Mor TIL that Stanley "Tookie" Williams, convicted murderer and founder of the LA Crips gang, became a children's author and 5x Nobel Peace Prize nominee while on Death Row. He was executed in 2005 after being denied clemency by California Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger.
j66yX TIL about the Stadium Sponsorship Curse, which is the phenomenon of bad things happening to companies that put their name on a sports stadium.
OA4L TIL: There is a library that was built on the US/Canadian border. Exiting the library through the opposite entrance requires one to report to the country’s customs thereafter.
X0VWj TIL The Sun is made of Plasma