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TIL that Kobe Bryant helped develop the first prototypes of Hypervolt Pro, a massage gun which has become popular with pro athletes over the past several years. It allows players to treat their muscles while resting on the bench during the game.

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e0MYD TIL the star Antares is so named because it is the anti-Ares. Because of its similarity in color to Mars, ancient astronomers had to distinguish between Mars and "not-Mars"
gMlM8 TIL about Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, credited with at least 309 confirmed kills. She is regarded being in the top five military snipers of all time and the most successful female sniper in history. Lyudmila was nicknamed "Lady Death".
rNkNy TIL, Robert Opel, known for streaking during the Academy Awards, was shot and murdered during an armed robbery only 5 years after the incident
9pBr TIL in November 2006 Denise Richards confronted two paparazzi who were photographing her from a balcony, threw their computers off the balcony, which struck two elderly women in wheelchairs.
xVb4w TIL The Chief Baker on the Titanic "fortified" himself using alcohol and survived the freezing for two hours until he was rescued from the sinking ocean liner.