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TIL the Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that sank in 2012, resulting in the death of 32 people, had been carrying a large amount of mafia-owned cocaine when it sank and traces of it were found in Captain Francesco Schettino's hair samples

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b6jej TIL that tight end Antonio Gates amassed a Hall of Fame NFL career despite having never played college football. He went to college wanting to play both basketball and football, but played basketball after being told he could only play football.
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