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TIL Kobe Bryant’s middle name was “Bean”

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QNVYp TIL that firefighting was an event at the 1900 Paris summer olympics. Both professional and volunteer firefighters were allowed to participate. Porto Portugal won the gold in the volunteer category, while Kansas City, USA won in the professional category
b6JJp TIL There are filial laws in the USA (state by state) that require adult children to support sick or indigent parents
OokER TIL truly ambidextrous people make up 1% of the world's population. However, left-handed people are able to use their right hand almost as well as their dominant left.
d8aY7 TIL Texas is called The Lone Star State because when it was part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, its flag bore two gold stars in the middle. When Texas declared its independence from Mexico they "took" one of the stars with them and Coahuila kept the other one.
aw40M TIL scientists have created a microparticle filled with Oxygen that can be injected into the bloodstream, enabling users to stay alive without breathing.