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TIL Iowa had a professional NBA team in 1950

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rRg91 TIL about Sue Aikens, a woman who survived a brutal bear attack that left her with both hips pulled out of their sockets and bite marks in her skull. She was forced to treat her own wounds, go back out to kill the bear, then lie in her cabin for 10 days until medical help arrived.
ZpZe4 TIL that anime director Hayao Miyazaki created a kindergarten specially for the staff of studio Ghibli. The kids are able to freely explore its picturesque interiors and are taught traditional skills like cooking rice over an open fire
l7x7G TIL there was an alleged mental disorder during German hyperinflation that caused patients to write endless rows of zeros.
MeBw7 TIL that no one can agree on what killed George Washington, but that he definitely lost about 40% of his blood during his final day from bloodletting.
PYrbE TIL Homer Simpson is in The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.