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TIL; Metallica provides grants for personal trade education

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VBk4k TIL that when Californians wanted to name a new city after San Francisco businessman William Ralston, he declined and said he was not worthy of the honor. So instead they named the city in honor of his modesty: Modesto, California.
Z8OmR TIL Around one in four Labradors apparently have a gene variant that leaves them feeling constantly hungry with no 'off-switch' when they're full.
R5rD1 TIL there is a child in England named: Rickrolled
9wGD TIL In game 3 of the 1995 NBA playoffs, Hornets point guard Mugsy Bogues had the ball with several seconds left and an opportunity to nail the game-winning shot. His defender, Michael Jordan, stepped back, put his hands down, and said, “Shoot it, you fucking midget.” The shot wasn’t even close.
NXAYN TIL that deep-sea mining for valuable minerals like nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements is being explored on the ocean floor, but the industry is controversial due to concerns that it could disrupt ecosystems.