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TIL that fans sent “Get Well” cards to Evander Holyfield in advance of his fight with Mike Tyson where he was the 25-to-1 underdog. He went on to win the fight in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history

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x6bPo TIL that Paintball guns are also known as 'paintball markers' because they have been used by forestry personnel to mark trees and ranchers to mark wandering cattle.
E1ZP TIL North Dakota is not “legally” a state according to an error in their constitution. They’re are voting to fix it this November.
v15Z8 TIL of Godiva, who wanted lower taxes. To convince her husband the Earl, she rode her horse naked through the streets. The public was ordered to close their shutters. Tom decided to look and was struck blind. This produced the term "Peeping Tom" as well as the name of the chocolate company Godiva.
dLeK TIL of Patrick Combs, a man who cashed an obviously fake joke check for $95,000. The bank didn’t notice and gave him the money.
P1baE TIL nematodes have no motile cilia and no flagella at all. Their spermatozoids move through ameboid motion.