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TIL that taxpayer money is used by the military to pay NFL teams to honor them.

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8aWZb TIL: Even though the 5th card is easier to get on a flush (35%) vs a straight (31.5% or less), the odds of getting the first four cards to a flush are nearly half that of getting four cards to a straight. This is why flushes are ranked higher.
Aw6o TIL that the Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the world is in Ontario, Canada and that their security force has won the U.S. National SWAT Championship four times.
ep6aJ TIL that the Bank of England has a £100 Million bank note
x6MVk TIL that in 1601 Imperial Chaplain, St. Lawrence of Brindisi, led troops against the Ottoman Army during the Siege of Székesfehérvár wielding nothing but a crucifix. He was unharmed during the battle.
M7owB TIL Malaria used to be endemic to Australia, but was eradicated in 1981