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TIL the soccer match between Columbus and Cincinnati is called the “Hell Is Real derby”

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Gm81 TIL MythBusters confirmed the myth that a scuba diver can wear a tuxedo underneath his drysuit, go underwater, resurface, strip off his scuba gear, and be able to present the tuxedo at a yacht party in the harbour as in James Bond Goldfinger.
pYxdN TIL that the Super Mario Bros. team initially found it illogical that Mario was hurt by stomping on turtles, leading them to design future games where Mario could safely jump on them. Also, Bowser was originally envisioned as an ox, but was redesigned as a turtle after Osamu Tezuka's suggestion.
YbZr TIL For 2 years running, Allstate Insurance has declared Bostonians to be the worst drivers in the US.
jNJjE TIL that nearly 1/4th of all Caucasian service members of the Union Army were foreign-born, coming from countries such as Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Russia among others. 9.7% of the Union Army were African American freedmen from the north, half being ex-slaves.
NJRM TIL that Kazakhstan is the country that export the most Uranium in the World