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TIL about the Stadium Sponsorship Curse, which is the phenomenon of bad things happening to companies that put their name on a sports stadium.

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grXxA TIL, There is a rare blood group known as ‘h/h’ or ‘Oh’ which was first discovered in 1952 at Mumbai, India (Formerly Bombay), hence christening another name ‘Bombay Blood Group’. This blood is so rare that only 4 in a million would have it globally; however, every 1 in 10,000 have it in Bombay.
N5jb TIL that spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect the dogs throat from wolf attacks
neX5G Til that Harvard student and seminarian Jonathan Daniels traveled to the south to aid the civil rights movement. He was walking with a black girl when a deputy pointed his shotgun at her. Daniels jumped in front of her, sacrificing his life so that she could live.
QNQae TIL that the richest footballer in the world is Faiq Bolkiah, the son of the Prince of Brunei, with an estimated net worth of US$20 billion.
LkyY0 TIL in the French version of Sesame Street Bert is called "Bart" and Ernie is called "Ernest." When Bert's brother Bart comes to visit in one episode, he is called "Bert."