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TIL Wilford Brimley, the most famous man with “diabeetis” is a proponent of cockfighting. He has opposed banning the act on grounds of individual rights, and admits to attending various events.

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Oox07 TIL that the same US textbooks have different political leanings in different states that they are sold in though they are sold as the same books
kO8Ae TIL the band Boston, the album and the hit single "More Than a Feeling" were all created by one person, Tom Scholz, mixing tracks in his basement. The actual band was formed later to play the songs live.
5Vwkr TIL Navajo is one of the most widely spoken Native American languages and is most widely spoken north of the Mexico–United States border, with almost 170,000 Americans speaking Navajo at home as of 2011.
Bjwe TIL In an early script for Star Trek: The Motion Picture Kirk was set to fight Jesus on the bridge of the Enterprise
DQpbV TIL that there is a Women's National Basketball Association. (No, seriously. Never seen or heard anything about the existence of the WNBA until literally 3 minutes ago; which, according to my family, it's because it's not interesting to watch. For anyone who also just learned this, your welcome.)