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TIL Michael B. Jordan’s father is named Michael A. Jordan
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TIL that sportscaster Jack Whitaker was banned from The Masters for six years after referring to fans as a "mob". Spectators at The Masters are referred to as "patrons". Augusta president Clifford Roberts said "We don’t have mobs at Augusta" and demanded that CBS remove Whitaker from the broadcast.
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TIL about the mysterious case of Exploding Trousers that occurred in New Zealand between WWI and WW2. It turns out farmers had been spraying a particular herbicide which would then crystallize and collect on their clothes, then ignite when exposed to spark or open flame.
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TIL In 1996 a middle aged bank robber rubbed lemon juice on his face because he thought it would make him invisible on camera.
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TIL there is broad scientific consensus that food on the market derived from GM crops poses no greater risk than conventional food. No reports of ill effects have been proven in the human population from ingesting GM food
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TIL Barry Goldwater said, And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. “