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TIL that static you can see on old analog TVs contain some of the microwaves from the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, from ~380,000 years after the Big Bang

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J1KrQ TIL that at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Puma paid Brazilian superstar Pelé, the equivalent of $2.85 million to delay the start of the match to tie his shoe. With the cameras panning to him and his shoe, Puma gained unprecedented global publicity which marked a turning point in their feud with Adidas.
4XP75 TIL about the "Taco Bell Strangler"
6E1kZ TIL that Osama bin Laden loved sunflowers and one of al-Qaeda’s training centres was on his sunflower farm in Sudan
BrXmd TIL about Silvestre Herrera, a Mexican citizen and volunteer US soldier during WWII who received the Medal of Honor. He charged an enemy stronghold through a minefield, blowing off both of his feet. He continued fighting on his knees, pinning down the enemy and allowing his squad to capture it.
4k0xX TIL that boxing rounds were changed from 15 to 12, after the match between Ray Mancini and Kim Duk-koo, which would result in the death of the latter. Mancini was heartbroken after the fight and considered quitting boxing.