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TIL that soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined.

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m1k9M TIL of John Thompson who had both his arms torn off in a farming accident as a teen in 1992. He went inside the house, phoned for help using a pencil in his mouth, then sat in the bathtub to prevent blood from getting on the new carpet. Both arms were reattached, but he can't fully use his hands.
e8m6 TIL that an illegally corked bat was confiscated during the 1st inning of a 1994 Indians vs White Sox game and stored in the umpire’s room for later examination. A teammate crawled 30 feet through the stadium ductwork and swapped out the bat, and an investigation led by a former FBI agent ensued.
neW8B TIL Rome and Carthage signed a peace treaty to officially end the 3rd Punic war. In 1985
obaR TIL that Eugene Debs ran for the presidency in 1920 while in prison and received more than 900,000 votes
LkxY0 TIL, old books have a particular smell due to lignin being present in the paper. Lignin is related to vanillin, leading them to have a faint vanilla scent.