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TIL when Lance Armstrong was asked in an interview what he would do if he could go back in time and return to 1995 (the year he started doping), he said that he would "probably do it again."

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gMmvL Today I learned that used tennis balls from Wimbledon are recycled as housing for harvest mice to help them protect them.
8gL TIL John Adams, America’s 2nd President, said America was not founded on Christianity and was not against Islam.
PYPjE TIL that NYE revelers in Times Square are often locked into place for up to twelve hours and cannot move, so many of them wear adult diapers and the kids just go on the street.
4Xe0J TIL that a Japanese TV show apparently hired 3 experts in fluid mechanics, engineering, and dentistry to determine the best way to hold a burger. After 4 months of research, they concluded that your pinkie and thumb should be on the bottom, while the remaining fingers should be on top of the burger.
aw8bL TIL Hunter S. Thompson once ran for Sheriff of Aspen. He wanted to rename it to "Fat City", dig up all the roads with sledgehammers and implement a philosophy that "no drug worth taking should be sold for money." He also shaved his head to insult his opponents crew cut.