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TIL HBO hired 160 lawyers in order to make their 2015 documentary about Scientology.

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4Yxg TIL Bob Brenly, SF Giant catcher pressed into playing 3rd base, made four errors in 4th inning and was soundly booed by the home crowd. He then hit a HR in the 5th, a game tying single in the 7th and a walk-off HR in the 9th to earn a standing ovation
LkaAr TIL People used to believe that malaria was caused by bad air ("mal aria"). When Spanish Conquistadors founded a city in modern-day Argentina they unknowingly did so beyond the breeding range of mosquitoes, the disease's vector. It became the first malaria-free port, so they named it Buenos Aires.
Z5gQ TIL that Mel Blanc, voice actor for Porky Pig, from Bugs Bunny, has “That’s all folks!” on his gravestone.
dl7E TIL that in 1972 a 1.7 billion year old nuclear reactor was discovered in Africa
b6yrN TIL croissant originates from Austria and is the French version of the Austrian pastry kipferl