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TIL that public universities in the U.S. spent more than $10.3 billion in mandatory student fees and other subsidies on their sports programs from 2010 through 2014.

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awoVJ TIL a bunch of friends and family tried to help Steve-O overcome his drug addiction and failed. One time he got so high on Nitrous Oxide that he hallucinated a formal intervention to help him out.
W84X TIL that the phrase “close, but no cigar” originated from carnivals/fairs using cigars as prizes in the early 20th century. After playing a game but not winning they would say close, but no cigar. Sense these carnivals traveled all over the place, it became a well known saying.
J115k TIL that a German Cinema offered free tickets to the premiere of Schindler's List to members of the right-wing AfD party in Germany
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