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TIL that there is a Fictious Athlete Hall of Fame, and Rocky Balboa is the inaugural member.

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1L6P TIL that the first Pastafarian wedding took place in New Zealand in April. The guests wore eye patches and it took place on a pirate ship.
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oRm7L TIL Kylie Jenner lost a trade mark battle against international pop star Kylie Minogue in 2017. Jenner was informed that Minogue had owned the Kylie.com domain since 1996, a year before Jenner was even born.
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