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TIL Wilt Chamberlain once challenged Muhammad Ali to a boxing match. Wilt was a foot taller,60 pounds heavier, and had a 92 inch reach. During a joint press conference, Ali answered every question with “Timberrrrr!” After breaking to meet with his lawyers, Wilt returned and called the fight off.

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Y7RVx TIL: In the Zhou dynasty, the waist chop involved slicing the victim into two or more pieces and was famously used on poet Gao Qi who was sliced into 8 pieces due to his political satire. Today the term "waist chop" is used as a metaphor for the cancelation of ongoing projects, primarily TV shows.
R7J99 TIL The writer of "That 70's Show" theme song gets $70 each time the show airs, and refers to it as "That $70 Show" .
D1MkY TIL about tetramethyl orthosilicate, a substance that reacts with water to create silica and methanol. It's vapor can blind you and give you respiratory problems by creating silica crystals in your eyes and lungs.
69yvm TIL Adolf Hitler had survived at least 42 assassination attempts
grZ1y TIL The people giving out free samples at Costco do not work for Costco but a separate company