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TIL, the color, magenta, is a fabrication of human psychology.

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rRgYe TIL that when Dikembe Mutombo originally left the DR Congo to attend Georgetown, he did so on a USAID scholarship in order to become a doctor. But his 7'2 frame got him noticed by Hall of Fame basketball coach coach John Thompson. Mutombo went on to become a Hall of Famer himself.
1aEB7 TIL that Jon Lovitz slam-dunked Andy Dick’s face into a bar because of their feud regarding Phil Hartman’s death.
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