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TIL Germany still pays pensions to Nazy veterans.
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TIL Solar activity varies with an 11-year cycle. At solar minimum, the Sun often appears nearly featureless, completely free of sunspots. At maximum, however, there can be hundreds of sunspots arranged in a half dozen or more groups
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TIL the the Cleveland Indians once had a $0.10 Beer Night. Cleveland had to forfeit the game when their drunk fans started a riot during the 9th inning. Players had to attack fans with baseball bats to protect themselves.
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TIL Kimbo Slice passed away in 2016 at the age of 42. Apart from his famous street fights, he also fought in the UFC and Bellator MMA
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TIL about 20% of all classified mammal species can fly, because there’s over 1,200 species of bats.
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TIL French composer Georges Bizet died of a heart attack at 37 about a month after his masterpiece Opera Carmen premiered to bad reviews and low attendance. Despite dying convinced the work had been a flop the Opera would go on to become one of the most iconic works of music.