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TIL that Underwater Hockey is a thing, has been since 1954, and is popular enough to have both Men's and Women's national championships.

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VP94 TIL that Taco Bell failed to pay the men who pitched the idea of the Taco Bell Chihuahua and later were court ordered to pay $42.1 million dollars.
MG9V TIL that Chinese guide dog users are prohibited from using public transportation and refused service by most private taxis, restaurants and supermarkets. China’s disability law does not protect guide dog users from discrimination, and Beijing actually penalizes guide dog use within its city limits.
yVNmM TIL: Cruise ships use up to 250 tons of fuel per day.
gMXbA TIL that the creator of Scooby Doo, Iwao Takamoto, learned to animate from fellow prisoners while incarcerated in the Manzinar internment camp for Japanese-Americans during WWII.
QZje TIL that Ali Maow Maalin, the last known survivor of smallpox, died in 2013 of malaria while he was carrying out polio vaccinations.