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TIL George Foreman named five of his kids George, as it would be easier for him to remember. “If you’re going to get hit as many times as I’ve been hit by Mohammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield – you’re not going to remember many names.”

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kJZO7 TIL that a 2006 study showed those who knew they were being prayed for and shared the religious belief of those praying were less likely to recover than those not receiving prayers after heart surgery.
b9NMZ TIL G.H Hardy came up with a scale of mathematical ability that went from 0 to 100. He put himself at 25. David Hilbert, the great German mathematician, was at 80. Ramanujan was 100. When he died in 1920 at the age of 32, he left behind three notebooks that still inspire mathematical work today
j6Ryp TIL BBC News 24 mistakenly interviewed Guy Goma, a job applicant, instead of technology journalist Guy Kewney. The incident became a famous BBC blooper.
nW9ZW TIL before the release of the 2012 film “John Carter”, Disney believed that the sex appeal of actor Taylor Kitsch being shirtless throughout the movie would draw women to see the film. “John Carter” is now regarded as one of the worst box-office bombs in movie history.
gvO4 TIL when Weird Al showed Mark Mothersbaugh his style parody “Dare to be Stupid,” Mothersbaugh said he hated Al for it because Al had perfected the sound that Devo had always tried to achieve.