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TIL in curling, good sportsmanship and politeness are essential. Congratulating opponents and abstaining from trash talk are part of what's known as the "Spirit of Curling."

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PYAmg TIL that Colonel Sanders was highly critical of KFC, calling it "a damn fried doughball stuck on some chicken" and "God-damned slop," while denouncing the gravy as "horrible." At times he'd surprise enter a KFC and throw the food on the floor if in disgust.
kJ5Rd TIL that the term Dark triad - a term used to describe three negative personality traits -was coined back in 2002 by the Canadian psychologists Delroy Paulhus and Kevin Williams.
ldlG TIL That African Elephants fall pregnant once every 5 years. They have only 5 days to conceive. If they don’t, they have to wait another 5 years!
OowN6 TIL the celebrity crooner Frank Sinatra not only was tied up to the mob for life as they had helped him with his career, but he also owned casino's at Lake Tahoe and elsewhere in the area.
OGA0a TIL, when the asteroid that caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction Event hit earth, the force was so high, that some rocks/material was ejected into space, leaving our atmosphere, while some burned upon re-entry.