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TIL that four months before his infamous match against Billie Jean King, 55-year old Bobby Riggs played against the top-ranked female tennis player at the time, Margaret Court. He won easily in straight sets: 6-2, 6-1

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47GR TIL that Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius, once gathered all the little and disabled people he could find and forced them to fight to the death with little more than meat cleavers.
ZB8D TIL that Spielberg returned to college in 2002 to finish his film degree. His final assignment was to submit a sample of filmmaking proficiency, he submitted Schindler’s List
epeGE TIL that the theme song of Dawson's Creek was supposed to be "Hand In My Pocket" by Alanis Morrisette but after the creator failed to obtain the licensing for the song, he went instead with "I Don't Want To Wait" by Paula Cole.
BrBDk TIL the streets of Hong Kong are littered with abandoned cars including highly sought after classic and JDM cars (Skylines/NSXs/Supras/Lotus) due to strict annual car inspections resulting in mandatory repairs. Parking can cost as much as rent so often they just buy new cars and abandon the old one.
KyMw TIL that in Biblical times, to swear a most sacred oath, the swearer made his oath by holding on to the oath-giver’s genitals.