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TIL That Tom Meschery was the NBA's first Russian player, was nicknamed the "Mad Russian" and was the first player to have his number retired by the Golden State Warriors

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dDLXZ TIL about humorous variations of Murphy’s law. Some best ones include: Fetridge’s law which states that important things do not happen when they are supposed to, especially when people are looking & Patrick’s theorem: If an experiment works, you are probably using the wrong equipment
yPPv TIL “(You Gotta) Fight for your Right (to Party!)” by the Beastie Boys was written as a parody of other songs glorifying a partying lifestyle - an irony lost on many fans.
d8gd9 TIL that several human genes had to be renamed because Excel would auto-format their original names (like SEPT1) into dates and it was causing issues for data storage
Oop5Y TIL that the dolly from the Island of Misfit Toys was intended to represent mental illness. Although she appeared to be fine physically, she suffered from depression and low self-esteem due to previously being abandoned.
nBoY TIL in 2004 North Korea demanded that the Czech Republic ban “Team America: World Police” from theaters. The Czech Foreign Minister relied “Obviously, it’s absurd to demand that in a democratic country.”