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TIL that despite promoting Traditional Chinese medicine, Mao never used it himself and didn't believe it actually worked

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PNVV TIL that every sweepstakes must legally have a free method of entry, and you can get free McDonalds Monopoly pieces by mail.
69Yn7 TIL: The modern pentathlon consists of fencing , freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event was first held in 1912, inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the ancient Olympics.
YpjLB TIL Sixty years ago a football match ground to a halt when unidentified flying objects were spotted above a stadium in Florence.
PN9n TIL the Blues Brothers movie was delayed and way over its original budget, partly thanks to heavy cocaine use on-set that the cast and actors were using during night shooting.
9wOEX TIL In rural regions of West and Central Africa, bushmeat constitutes 80–90% of animal protein intake. Bushmeat means meat from wild mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds that live in the jungle, savannah or wetlands, contributing to biodiversity loss because there is growing demand abroad