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TIL. The Great Gama is the only undefeated wrestler in the world. His career spanned 50 years. And Bruce Lee was a fan. (xpost from r/india)

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JYw8m TIL The name for the show "Black Mirror" was created after the shows creator (Charlie Brooker) noticed how being able to see your own reflection in turned off technology (iPads, televison, cell phones, etc) is essentially a "black mirror".
mxdDv TIL that 9 missing episodes of the 1960s Dr Who series were found in a TV station in Nigeria. They’d been left there in the 60s-70s for foreign syndication. It was the largest haul of classic Who episodes ever recovered in the last three decades.
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nRmP TIL Steve Jobs could have avoided a premature death from cancer by having it properly treated, he refused it for 9 months, believing an alternative-medicine diet would be better. It was one of Steve Jobs’ most notable regrets.
kJP4e TIL that the tiny pasta acini di pepe means seeds of the pepper. It is added to the traditional Italian wedding soup as a symbol of fertility.