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TIL of Chau Smith, a woman who ran 7 marathons in 7 consecutive days on 7 continents in celebration of her 70th birthday.

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NXBx1 TIL That casino/real estate owner Steve Wynn was about to sell one of his Picasso portraits to someone but accidently put his elbow through the canvas when showing it to some guests reducing its value by $54 million.
w7DP TIL that many of China’s lottery winners have donned masks (and some even full costumes) when claiming their multi-million prizes. This has led to photos of people dressed as Baymax, yellow bears, and even a giant panda holding the novelty cheques of their winnings.
8NrP TIL that Cuba offered to send 1600 medics after Katrina, but the United States rebuffed them - while at the same time welcoming international help
Z8MdB TIL that the character Mark from Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" is named after Matt Damon, who Tommy believed was named Mark Damon
l7En7 TIL that the fastest recorded tennis serve was by Australian player Samuel Groth, at 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) in 2012.