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TIL John Bonhan, drummer for Led Zeppelin died after drinking 40 shots of Vodka in a single day. He started the day with 4 quadruple vodkas for breakfast

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1admV TIL that in the early 1970s, the US and China engaged in "ping-pong diplomacy," in which players from each country would compete with each other at table tennis. This form of diplomacy was a key way of defusing Sino-American tensions, and led to Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972.
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0dgkN TIL the term "cup" used to describe how much coffee your at-home coffee maker can brew is NOT a reference to the standard unit of measurement "cup" which is equal to 8 fluid ounces.
9wWQ7 TIL South Korea has just pulled even with Japan in the Human Development Index. Seeing improvement from 1970 when it was ranked below North Korea