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TIL William Hung is a 73rd Generation Descendant of Confucius

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neA6d TIL Olympic Pole Vaulter Sergey Bubka was being payed $100,000 every time he set a world record, he subsequently set the world record 35 times.
VBMxB TIL about "Uncleftish Beholding," an essay written in a version of English that removes loan words, especially scientific ones, from Latin, Greek, or French, and replaces them with real or invented terms using only words with Germanic roots. "Uncleftish Beholding" translates as atomic theory.
BrP7d TIL that graffiti artist Banksy sought to trademark his image of a protester throwing flowers. The trademark office denied it on the grounds of him having no interest in selling his work. In the ruling they used a quote from one of Banksy's books: "copyright is for losers"
8jXL TIL: When an aggressive schizophrenic man became so violent that formal psychological testing couldn’t be done, doctors preformed a CT scan, discovering a brain tumor. They surgically removed it, and he was schizophrenia-free two weeks later.
6YYW TIL there are three “original” citrus fruits: the citron, the pomelo, and the mandarine. All other citrus fruits are hybrids.