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TIL Cristiano Ronaldo (racing heart) and Lionel Messi (growth hormone deficiency) both had health issues that could have prevented them from playing football.

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ewrb TIL During World War 1, a dog named Stubby was smuggled to Europe, and after saluting the Captain, was allowed to stay in the trenches. He than saved countless American lives earning him a purple heart and a promotion to Sergeant, outranking his owner.
b6rrj TIL that our blood is red because it is rich in iron. Some animals have blue blood because it is rich in copper.
lom4B TIL that the 80s kids show, "Kids Incorporated" is still the longest running show in the history of the Disney Channel at 9 seasons despite having slipped into obscurity. It has not been released on home media, streamed or seen on TV since 1996.
WLbo TIL that Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, is ranked as the country with the least Media Freedom, at 179 out of 179, it’s worse than North Korea which is in the 178th rank.
p89WZ TIL Of White Coke a highly illegal substance in the Soviet Union. It was regular coca-cola disguised in a vodka bottle and it was given to Field Marshall Gregory Zhukov by US general Eisenhower. Zhukov could not drink coke in public as it was a symbol of capitalism so the vodka bottle disguised it.