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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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m1Lvy TIL A parasite of the Greenland shark is Ommatokoita elongata. This copepod attaches itself to the eyes of the shark causing lesions which cause impaired vision and even blindness. Usually, only one eye is affected by a single copepod. Some believe that the copepod attracts prey for the shark.
g5MA TIL of Andrew Kehoe who committed the deadliest mass murder at a U.S. elementary school. May 18, 1927. It Included his wife, 6 adults and 37 children. In the aftermath, investigators found a wooden sign Kehoe had apparently wired to a fence on his farm that read, “Criminals are made, not born.”
4XMY6 TIL while the average American musician made $35k in 2017, only $21,300 of that was generated from music-related ventures, and 61% of surveyed musicians said that "music-related income is not sufficient to meet their living expenses.".
5Y8GB TIL about Festa Confederada, the annual festival of Southern US heritage held in Brazil, originally started by Confederate soldiers and their families who fled to Brazil after the Civil War, where slavery was still legal.
rN9Wd TIL: Jehovah's Witnesses believe there's a cap on how many people get into heaven - exactly 144,000 faithful Christians will be granted entry. For reference, there are 8.5 million adherents of this faith worldwide.