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TIL People knew that the Earth was round since the Ancient Greeks, and Columbus found difficulty getting funding because of the legitimate concern that Asia was too far away.

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kamB TIL only 8 teams have won the NBA championship in the last 30 years
vgeD TIL that if a commercial airplane sits delayed on the tarmac for more than 3 hours, the FAA will fine the airline $27,500 per passenger. For larger planes, the total can be upwards of $10 million for the single flight.
NGaQ TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the leading NBA scorer of all-time, only made one 3-point shot in his entire 20 year career
kOloW TIL The final episode of Perry Mason was set in a TV studio, offering the entire production crew an opportunity to appear on camera. Most of the behind-the-scenes personnel in the episode had been with the show the entire nine year run. The original author, Erle Gardner, appeared too.
E4GV TIL that in France, Germany, and Switzerland, it is illegal to deny that the holocaust happened