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TIL that academic achievement and cognitive ability have been shown to predict later age of first sexual intercourse

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Br88k TIL Frank Gusenberg, a gangster who was shot 14 times in the St Valentine's Day massacre, refused to identify his killer. His last words were, "I ain't no copper."
57Lk TIL that when the “Elephant Whisperer” Lawrence Anthony died, a whole herd of elephants arrived at his house to mourn him
kOLEW TIL that Nokia has existed since 1865. They started as a papermill and even produced toilet at one stage. The original toilet paper is still on display in a museum in Finland.
J1aMj TIL of the battle of changping which cost 1 million lives between 262BC-260BC
Me7Q0 TIL the American Soccer League made soccer fairly popular in the U.S. in the 1920's. However, FIFA and the United States Football Association forced the ASL to fold in 1933, creating the image of soccer being a foreign and unwelcoming sport to americans.