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TIL that in the entire history of the WNBA only 7 players have ever dunked a basketball.

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OG4e4 Today I learned there are 5 countries that are both in Europe AND Asia; Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.
rNyYx TIL 2 time Olympic gold medalist and 3 division boxing champion Vasiliy Lomachenko has an amateur record of 396-1. He also avenged that 1 loss twice.
6RaW TIL that the Catholic Church has an academy for sciences since 1607, called the Pontificate Academy of Science. They host meetings with scientists from all over the world to talk about the possibility of life beyond earth, the history of evolution, and much more.
gr8jy TIL: Disney is contractually obligated to air The 700 Club, Pat Robertson's ultra-conservative Christian news magazine, three times a day on its Freeform cable channel, even though the rest of its shows have rather liberal themes. They play disclaimers beforehand to warn the audience.
E1lWx TIL: There is a city in the United States called "Truth or Consequences". It's in New Mexico, and 6,000+ people live there.