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TIL that Henry Kissinger was an honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters

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N7jmP TIL about Aptronyms, which are "people whose names and occupations have a close correspondence", such as Usain Bolt (who bolted) or Lance Bass (who sung bass)
W7Jk8 TIL Childhood trauma can speed biological aging.
DQQLr TIL that NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert was on five consecutive losing Super Bowl teams - Buffalo 1991-1994, San Diego 1995 - the most consecutive major championship losses in pro team sports.
JYKWl TIL there is good evidence that Prohibition of alcohol in the USA was effective. A 2003 study found that liver cirrhosis deaths dropped by 10 to 20 percent.
QdDL TIL the derelict Land of Oz Theme Park has been (almost) abandoned since 1980 - it gets cleaned up and opens one weekend in October each year for Halloween