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TIL female football players wearing white shorts perform worse than players in dark shorts due to period anxiety.

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16588 TIL that in 1995 BMW released 120 limited edition M3's called the "Lightweight". (Of which Paul Walker owned 5) These cars shipped with extra performance parts strictly for "competition use only" with a letter stating that installing the provided parts would void your whole warranty on the car.
8gVG TIL An 11 year old boy, dying from brain cancer, told his mother he wanted her to donate his organs so that he could save the lives of other children. He reportedly told her “I have seen many people doing good deeds and I think they are great. I want to be a great child too.”
1avNW TIL that Warner Bros. allowed Bugs Bunny to appear in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?' under the stipulation that he only appear opposite Mickey Mouse, and that the two receive the same amount of screen time. The resulting scene is the only time in film history that the two have shared the screen together
Nn1P TIL Human induced evolution created today’s watermelons, growing them 1680 times the size of the original and becoming 3,3 times sweeter
9wy0D TIL that since 1945, the Netherlands has sent Canada thousands of tulips every year as a thank-you for sheltering their royal family during WWII. This annual gift led to the creation of the famous Canadian Tulip Festival.