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TIL in most American universities, the only truly profitable sport is American football while men's basketball is somewhat profitable in some schools. All other sports generally lose money.

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OodEg TIL Japan has an angry tea table flipping competition. Competitors sit at a table with imitation food and flip the table over when an elderly woman sitting besides them tells them to "Stop". They also must shout a phrase about anything they want while doing this.
9Y7GG TIL that acacias, the trees whose leaves are eaten by giraffes, release an airborne chemical called ethylene. Ethylene alerts nearby acacia trees to produce tannin, a toxin that makes the leaves poisonous, and lethal if over-consumed. Giraffes try avoiding this by eating trees downwind from another.
v1Qa4 TIL that giraffes, zebras and other exotic animals are actually running wild in some parts of Texas, taking a toll on the natural resources.
D1Xvj TIL Venezuela's name means "little Venice" but the South American country is, in fact, much larger then the Italian city.
mvPR TIL Monsanto Managers discovered that fish submerged in a creek near one of their chemical facilities in Anniston, Alabama turned belly-up within 10 seconds, spurting blood and shedding skin as if dunked into boiling water. They told no one. They hid the pollution caused by PCBs for decades.