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TIL that in 2016 bookies deemed that Leicester winning that Premier League was less likely than Kim Kardashian becoming US president by 2020

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1a0v7 TIL about the Domesday Book, a survey of all of England ordered by William the Conqueror. It was meant to determine who held what land and what taxes were owed on them. Completed in 1086
9YAMD TIL that after his career in the NFL, Terry Crews spent a year nearly broke, having to get a job sweeping floors at a factory. After a few small roles, he would eventually get his acting breakthrough in 2002 with “Friday After Next” and the rest is history.
Z8OkG TIL that Bill Cosby was instrumental in ending the practice of "painting down," in which instead of using black stuntmen for black actors, white stuntmen performed in blackface. Cosby refused to have "painted down" stunt doubles for his "I Spy" role and only worked with stunt performer Calvin Brown.
4X7l5 TIL that the sirens from Greek mythology were never said to be beautiful, or even mermaids. Instead, they were strange human-faced bird creatures who lured men to their deaths by promising them wisdom and knowledge of the future.
OX44 TIL during the Battle of Stalingrad, factories in the city continued to produce tanks. These tanks, unpainted and lacking gunsights, were driven directly from the factory floor to the front line and were often crewed by factory workers.