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TIL during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, two African American sprinters beat the Nazis in the 200 meter dash: Jesse Owens and Mack Robinson- the older brother of baseball legend Jackie Robinson

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GryE TIL 8% of those who identify as atheists also say they believe in God or a universal spirit, even though the literal definition of “atheist” is “a person who believes that God does not exist”
xV45b TIL Crosby, Stills and Nash are in the wrong order on the front cover of their first album, causing confusion for generations of fans. By the time they'd decided which order their names should be in, the house in the photo had been demolished and so they couldn't reshoot.
8e1RV TIL that the aluminium based Airstream was the only travel trailer builder in America to survive the Great Depression.
5GGk TIL: The first woman was accepted to medical school by accident. The issue was up to vote by the male students, with the stipulation that if one student objected, she would be rejected. They thought it was so ludicrous that they believed it to be a joke, and voted unanimously to accept her.
vN4 TIL Nicolas cage had a tooth extracted without novocain for his role in “Birdie” and ate a live cockroach for his role in “Vampires Kiss”