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TIL that ancient Greeks used to go to the gym naked and they competed nude to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body, and to be a tribute to the gods.

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x6On1 TIL that in 2002, Australia won its first-ever winter Olympic gold medal. It happened during the 1000m short track speed skating event, when over the course of the race all the competitors crashed, except for Australian Steven Bradbury.
awp1A TIL panda sex is so hard because female pandas are only fertile for 24 - 36 hours once a year.
Po7V TIL The Concorde supersonic jet stretched during flight due to the heat it generated. On its final flight the crew placed their hats into a crevice in the floor which appeared during the flight, as the aircraft cooled the crevice closed, permanently sealing their hats in the aluminum airframe.
D1Voe TIL despite what Bugs Bunny cartoons tell us, carrots are like candy to rabbits and should only be fed as an occasional treat only to them; having too much can result in obesity
D18ZJ TIL that a single submarine can launch a total of 91,200 kilotons of destruction in 192 warheads; that's 5700x Hiroshima and ~41000x the recent Beirut explosion