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TIL that it is cheaper to buy and resell a textbook than rent one

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9Y9X6 TIL the Canadian Medical Association voted in support of a ban of Mixed Martial Arts in Canada. They argued from a physician responsibility standpoint they could not overlook activities which cause injury and trauma to Canadians. They had previously come out against Boxing for similar reasons.
4kV8J TIL that in Connecticut, high school graduates earn an average of $11,439 more annually than non-Graduates, which is the largest gap in the United States.
r99x TIL that in 1963, the manager of Hall of Fame pitcher, Gaylord Perry, said jokingly, “They’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Sure enough, on July 20, 1969, Perry hit his first career home run, just an hour after Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
M7by8 TIL if you fall asleep on a Tarantino set, you will be photographed with a 3-foot dildo named "Big Jerry" next to your face and placed on the wall of shame. If you remove it, it will be enlarged and placed back on the wall. If you remove it again, it will be printed on t-shirts for the entire crew.
PbeJ TIL that males have disproportionately larger noses than females (at least those of European descent) - not because they tend to be larger overall, but because of how muscle is distributed differently between men and women