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TIL US Open quarterfinalist Gael Monfils beat the “Roger Federer of paddle tennis” after learning how to play just days earlier

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kOV51 TIL The Cullinan diamond, found in 1905, is the largest diamond ever discovered at 3,106 carat. A fake diamond was transported from South Africa to England via a guarded ship, while the real diamond was simply sent in the mail in a plain box.
PxyV TIL that around half the posts (51.52%) on the front page are reposts of previosuly overlooked original content
ne9x7 TIL that the murder of Billy Batts in the movie "Goodfellas" is based on the killing of William Bentvena, with the only significant difference being he was killed two days after the shoe shine insult.
bbGp TIL that Koreans born on the 31st of December are considered two years old the next day
4l06 TIL that Ernest Hemingway once fired a sub-machine gun at sharks that attacked a tuna he was trying to land; the blood from the bullets caused the sharks to attack even harder