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TIL that in the British run German internment camps of WWI a German born member developed an exercise program that could be done using only one’s own body-weight. His name? Joseph Pilates.

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D1JKP TIL about 'Out 1', a French film nearly 13 hours long, with a 'short' version itself being 4 hours long. It was also shot at a framerate 1fps faster than cinemas at the time could playback, which made the film 30 minutes longer. Some critics pen this as one of the greatest films ever made.
b9Rm9 TIL that the WWF wrestler Ludwig Borga AKA Tony Halme released a rap album whilst working as a representative in the Finnish Parliament
5YxPP TIL that due to the positioning of their legs, Loons are nearly incapable of walking. They often confuse wet pavement for bodies of water and become stranded as they require a long stretch of open water to take off again.
WkX88 TIL of William Howard Hughes, a United States Air Force officer with security clearance and expertise in rocket self-destruct technology, vanished in 1983. Authorities feared he had defected to the Soviet Union. In June 2018, he was found living in California under an assumed name.
0wn1 TIL that a 9 year old Karl Rove was beaten up by a neighborhood girl and given a bloody nose for putting a Nixon sticker on his bicycle.