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TIL Sylvester Stallone didn't just star in 'Rocky,' he also wrote the script and choreographed its boxing scenes.

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kBBW TIL that by some estimates, there is over 70 million years’ worth of salt 1,200 feet beneath the city of Detroit.
DQ0jr TIL about William Hoy, the most accomplished deaf player in MLB history. He couldn’t hear the umpire’s ball & strike calls, & the stadium had no scoreboard for him to follow the count. So, the third-base coach signaled to him by raising his left index finger for a ball, the right for a strike.
kBy7 TIL Mary Gibbs (voice of Boo in Monsters INC) was too young to sit to record her lines so they followed her around with a mic.
E10ad TIL about “the backfire effect,” which occurs when someone is presented with facts that contradict their preconceived worldview. Rather than admit they’re wrong, they believe the incorrect information even more.
7rdbX TIL of the time footballer (later manager) Mark Hughes played in two matches, in two separate countries, on the same day. In November 1987, he played for Wales against Czechoslovakia in Prague. After the game he was quickly flown to Germany where he came on as a substitute for Bayern Munich.