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TIL a soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years of basketball. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed.

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Ypeor TIL lots of Japanese tourists who visit Paris are so shocked to discover “scruffy streets” and “unfriendly locals” instead of the magical city they imagined, that they experience psychological problems as a result.
J4LQ TIL A group of women navigated canvas and plywood planes at night to drop 23,000 tons of bombs over invading German armies in WWII. Their stealthy swooshing sounds led them to be known as the Night Witches.
n18P TIL during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery, which resulted in frequent bathroom trips. This lead to the fight scene between him and the Arabian swordsman ending in the single gun shot so he could finish the scene and return to the bathroom.
5Yw9Q TIL The destruction of the buffalo population was a result of US policy to starve Native Americans
4nZN TIL a grizzly bear can run 30-35mph (48-56km/h)—as fast as a racehorse