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TIL the United States military pays professional sports teams to display patriotism. Between 2012-2014 the military spent $10.4 million on marketing contracts with teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS, while spending $88 million sponsoring a NASCAR racer's car.

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J1Qrl TIL the 1922 World Series featured two teams that shared a home stadium, brothers playing against each other, and the last tie in World Series history
Z89JG TIL in the early days of film and television filmmakers thought nothing about painting a white stuntman with black makeup to double for a black actor. Until Bill Cosby refused to let a white man with black face double for him. His actions paved way for the Black Stuntmen's Association.
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vAxR TIL after filming Fat Albert, Bill Cosby told co-star Kenan Thompson that Kenan is “… going to need two dicks because women will be all over you.”