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TIL NCAA basketball jerseys are numbered using base-6 to make signalling player numbers with hands easier

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7wXr TIL that NASA has discovered stars with temperatures lower than the human body. The star ‘WISE 1828+2650’ is less than 80 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius).
OoDYa TIL Clone High, an adult animated tv series about the clones of famous historical figures going to high school, was cancelled due to its portrayal of Ghandi as a loose party animal, causing great controversy in India. It began hunger strikes and even a national protest where MPs got involved.
6vDY TIL in the 1600’s London was plagued by an attacker who would grab unaccompanied women, lift their dress, smack their bare bottoms and yell “spanko!” while running away.
b6gwZ TIL The first thing ever sold on the Internet was a a bag of weed between students at Stamford and MIT
b6OGZ TIL Squidward Tentacles isn’t a squid, but a six-legged octopus.