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TIL The concept of 1st, 2nd & 3rd World country was purely Geopolitical and had nothing to do with its economy.

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X0Ma8 TIL cats have a varying number of nipples.
9YlbG TIL that a 36 year old accountant who has never played pro hockey, was called in as an emergency backup goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks and starred in a 6-2 win, blocking 7 of 7 shots attempted
GAk41 TIL. The marathon distance of 26.2 miles is not the distance between Marathon and Athens, but was established by the Queen of England for the 1908 Olympics.
VBlwB TIL that according to a survey, 64.6% of women knew they wanted to go out with the last guy they went on a date with within the first 10 minutes of meeting him. This implies that waiting for the right moment to ask a girl out is not a good idea.
m0rO TIL that Richard Nixon is the only former U.S. president to refuse protection from the Secret Service after leaving office. He called the program, which provides lifetime protection to all former presidents, a waste of money.