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TIL, a male orca named Tilikum in Orlando sea world involved in three human killings including two trainers.

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1anm7 TIL the majority of infections from swimming pools and hot tubs are caused by cryptosporidium, a diarrheal disease caused by microscopic parasites which are released (anally) into the water and then consumed (orally) by fellow swimmers. Hotel pools are the primary place of infection.
KYNRQ TIL: 60 to 80 percent of marriages among professional athletes end in divorce.
QNlla TIL there's a loophole in Kentucky law that enables the taxidermied remains of the real-life Cocaine Bear to officiate weddings
ADbGx TIL that the hands of Winifred Atwell, one of the UK's most successful pianists of all time, were famously insured by Lloyd's of London for £40,000 with her policy stipulating that she was never to wash any dishes. She remains the only female instrumentalist to have a UK Singles Chart No.1.
dpJ8 TIL Peyton Manning is number 18 on honor of his brother Cooper, who had to retire in high school due to a spinal injury. His brother, Eli later went on to be the starting quarterback at the same high school, as number 18