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TIL: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the highest-scoring player in NBA history, only scored one 3-pointer in his 1,560-game regular-season career.

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VMgP4 TIL the nurse being kissed by the sailor in the iconic V-J photo went unidentified for 20 years, when she self-identified and explained she "had stepped outside to see what the commotion was when I suddenly found myself in a sailor's embrace." The two had never met, and the photo was caught by luck.
wLlyo TIL That actor Russell Crowe fronted a rock band. 30 Odd Foot of Grunts originated in the 1980s, releasing one EP and three full lengths by 2003.
oRWPR TIL Ernest Hemingway sold the book "To Have and Have Not" rights to the Hughes Tool Company,Howard Hawks bought the book rights,then sold them to Warner Bros.Hawks made ten times more money selling the rights than Hemingway did.After hearing it,Hemingway refused to speak to Hawks for "three months".
D0XY TIL that starfish can see with compound eyes at the ends of their arms
ANoQd TIL The Crypt of Civilization is a time capsule room that was sealed in 1940 and won't be opened until the year 8113.