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TIL that 7% of all NBA referees since 1988 have come from a single county in Pennsylvania, an area notorious for illegal gambling, and from 1961-2019 at least one Philly ref has been apart of the championship crew.

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epx4n TIL the Children's Python is a relatively small python species that lives in Australia. It's named after English zoologist John George Children.
g91W TIL in 1625 English officers called off an invasion of Spain after their soldiers stopped off at a local winery and got hammered
6EdYJ TIL there is a charity that uses natural geographic features and strategic protection of land to block huge areas of rainforest from logging, making it extremely cost-effective
DQ57g TIL Previously, the Statue of Liberty was a lighthouse. The statue was dedicated in 1886, and a month later it began to function as a lighthouse for 16 years, its torch visible from 24 miles away.
nWWvr TIL That when legendary Rolling Stone writer Ben Fong Torres got married the wedding photographer was Annie Leibovitz.