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TIL in 1972, D.Hampton of the Falcons, vowed to hit 1000 yds rushing before the end of the season. Very last game, with a few seconds to play, he hits 1k, receives a standing ovation and given the game ball. The next play, he was tackled for a loss and ended the season with 995 yards.

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pYeW4 TIL the 1970s hit "No Sugar Tonight" was inspired when BTO singer Randy Bachman was fearing a street confrontation with a biker gang. The biker's girlfriend suddenly drove up and yelled at him for not watching the kids and taking out the trash, and there would be "no sugar tonight".
gMAky TIL That in Canada, you can write a letter to Santa in the mail and will receive one back. His postal (zip) code is HOH OHO.
ZwVQ TIL there is a term for the opposite of “ambidextrous”. It’s “ambisinister”, and it means you’re equally shitty with both hands.
OLBe TIL that anyone running for public office in Texas must acknowledge the existence of a “Supreme Being”
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