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TIL: The Harlem Globetrotters have multiple women on the team

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4koe5 TIL it easier to get investors and start your own game company than it is to get an entry level position with a computer science degree.
j7VQ TIL biologists that have worked with Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island, Canada over 25 field seasons describe ‘wolves as wimps’ as they are so gentle and caring for each other.
4XPPw TIL James Stewart suggested to the director of Harvey that he change some shots to make them wider so that "Harvey," the 6'3" invisible rabbit, would be in frame.
aD8M TIL that in 1990, Mobil Oil bought a BMW 3 series to test their new synthetic oil on. They drove it a million miles on a treadmill for four years.
xVMxk TIL that as compensation for claiming New Amsterdam (New York) from the Dutch in 1667, the English relinquished claims to the disputed South American territory of Suriname. Today, Suriname is the only independent country in the Americas where most people speak Dutch.