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TIL Every NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winners Since 1976

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0drmp TIL Elton John's moving song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was written as a tribute to a friend who talked him out of suicide and helped him come to terms with his homosexuality. The friend was musician Long John Baldry more well known nowadays for voicing Dr. Robotnik in the 90s Sonic cartoon.
loDnr TIL the Black-Footed Cat is the deadliest in the cat family. It catches its prey 60% of the time, every time
yQWwl TIL about the Official Table of Drops, a manual that is used to calculate the appropriate length of rope for long drop hangings.
m7jx TIL In a Blind Taste Test of San Francisco Sourdough Bread, the winner was actually from Los Angeles. They were so confused by the results, they re-did the blind test, only for the breads to rated in the exact same order.
N7gd6 TIL chilli peppers are used to make paint for ships to prevent barnacles from settling on them. This is a better alternative than toxic paint and is used because barnacles can make a ship use up to 30% more fuel.