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TIL that the US has only ever lost 5 Olympic Basketball games, with a win rate of 96.5 percent.

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nBxW TIL in the add-on ‘Lonesome Road’ for the game 'Fallout: New Vegas’ there’s a fossilized dog statue that you can pick up named “Seymour”. It’s an Easter Egg to Fry’s dog of the episode 'Jurassic Bark’ in Futurama.
4kMvN TIL Rock paper scissors originates from Jan-ken, a Japanese variation of a Chinese game imported to Japan in the 17th century, which had a slug, frog and snake. The modern version was created in the late 19th century and spread beyond East Asia as Japan increased contact with the west
VXp4 TIL Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in Bordeaux during World War II, defied a direct order from his own government and issued transit visas to as many as 30,000 refugees seeking to escape the Nazis
BQe TIL Cannabinoids, like those found in marijuana, occur naturally in human breast milk
n9lB TIL that the AIDS quilt is still being added to and currently has over 48000 panels and weighs over 54 tons.