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TIL that Uppercase X is ASCII code for 88

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OG9L7 TIL Leon Trotsky was murdered in Mexico in 1940 via ice axe by soviet agent Ramon Mercader. After Mercader was released from prison in 1960 he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union medal and the Order of Lenin medal
v18eL TIL the pistols used in the Hamilton v Burr duel (owned by Hamilton) were not equal. One was modified with a hair trigger, allowing one to shoot faster, with less pull.
jdeQ TIL that chopsticks actually replaced forks in China after they were developed, as opposed to the country having never developed them as many people think.
ZgZQ TIL that in the 1970 Mr. Olympia final, the judges could not decide between Arnold and Sergio Olivia so the two of them, exhausted, agreed to walk off. Sergio left, but Arnold, after taking one step, turned back to the judges, made fun of Sergio for leaving, and started posing again and won.
xD95 TIL: The NHL is the only professional sports league among ‘The Big 4’ that does NOT list Marijuana as a banned substance.