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TIL that NBA player Vince Carter has played at least one NBA game with 37% of the players who ever played in the NBA

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yl4V TIL chewing gum is primarily made of rubber and plastic.
yLPp TIL Sleep is the only time the brain has to catch its breath. If it doesn’t, it may drown in its own biological debris–everything from toxic free radicals produced by hard-working fuel cells to spent molecules that are now useless
neOv7 TIL There is no way to visually identify the sex of a beaver, as they have no external genitalia. To determine their sex you must milk their anal glands. If the excreted fluid smells like motor oil, it's a male. If it smells like old cheese, it's a female.
wLxR7 TIL in 1985 the US tested a robotic anti-aircraft tank, the M247 Sergeant York. The tank malfunctioned and locked its guns onto a review stand packed with top generals. Mercifully it didn't fire, but did subsequently attack a portable toilet instead of a target drone.
pdx4 TIL that Al-Qaeda has a 5-phase strategy, culminating in the collapse of the US economy due to military overextension. 4 phases are complete.