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TIL low-fat chocolate milk was a better rehydrating athletes than common sports drinks

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pYZj4 TIL that while shooting a TV series, 12-year-old Kurt Russell gave co-star Charles Bronson a birthday gift but the older actor walked away without responding. Bronson, who grew up very poor, later thanked Russell, explaining he had never been given a birthday gift before.
l1j5 TIL that before 9/11 the U.S. Government outlined the three most likely catastrophic events to hit the United States: a terrorist attack in New York City, a hurricane strike on New Orleans, and an earthquake in San Francisco.
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KDPQ TIL in 1938 the Muslim King Zog of Albania opened Albania’s borders to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. King Zog reputedly survived 55 assassination attempts.
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