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TIL That Russians and Mongols Dominate Sumo Wrestling

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e0NN5 TIL early on in the Space Shuttle program, flights had a 1 in 9 chance of ending in a catastrophic failure based on recent risk analysis
RLrQ TIL that an Australian man named James Harrison was found to have an unusual plasma composition in his blood that has been used to make a treatment for Rhesus disease. He has made over 1000 donations throughout his lifetime, and these donations are estimated to have saved over two million lives.
dQv7 TIL that at least 21 states do not have a single reporter covering Congress
yQmv TIL McDonalds sued a health company called McWellness because McDonalds claimed it could possibly enter the healthcare industry.
gM91A TIL in 2010 famous comedy venue The Laugh Factory hired an in-house psychologist for the club's comedians who has maintained an office upstairs ever since. This was partly in response to many recent comedian suicides.