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TIL before becoming an actor, Jason Statham competed for Great Britain at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

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yYal TIL that Exxon’s CEO has been fighting to stop fracking activity near his Texas home
9Y65G TIL that "bear" markets are so named because bears attack in downward swipes while "bull" markets reflect that a bull attacks by thrusting upward.
ADgE7 TIL that the third Monday in January is typically considered to be ‘Blue Monday’, allegedly the most depressing day of the year. Factors contributing to this theory include: debt, miserable weather, post-Christmas blues, failing New Year’s resolutions and low motivation.
6EMjZ TIL Black Sabbath regularly had speaker boxes full of cocaine delivered to Record Plant in Los Angeles, during the recording of the album Vol 4.
JD9l TIL Neanderthals had larger brains and much stronger bodies than modern day humans and even sailed thousands of years before us.