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TIL the WWE is staged - completely scripted

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ANX0B TIL Dr. Joyce Brothers first got famous by winning on The $64,000 Question; because she correctly answered a string of questions about boxing, CBS hired her to be the first ever female on-air boxing commentator
On5g TIL That an American charity will pay drug addicts $300 to get sterilized
oPnW TIL the biggest amount of people sent off in a soccer match was 36 people. In an 11-a-side match!
p80v4 TIL the phrase "mad as a hatter" originates from East England where hat-makers in the area suffered from dementia-induced insanity due to inhaling fumes from burning mercury as a part of the hat-making process.
V9yD TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.