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TIL Steven Bradbury won an Olympic Gold Medal in speed skating because all the other competitors fell over

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xQ97 TIL there is a 240 square kilometer zone many believe to be the site of Genghis Khan’s grave that was guarded from Khan’s death in 1227 until 1991. Khan’s tomb has still not been found.
GAVX5 TIL that the dude who wrote the “…for dummies” book series is the real-life basis for the nerdy character “Mark Ratner” in “fast times at ridgemont high”
DQxYj TIL Duck is considered a red meat by culinary standards.
ZpMYR TIL Maximinus Thrax ignited the Crisis of the Third Century when he assassinated Roman Emperor Alexander Severus and seized the throne. A peasant by birth, his misrule led to his assassination and the near collapse of the empire
JKoV TIL the late comedian Chris Farley was going to be the original voice of Shrek. He finished more than 80% of the voice recordings before he died. The recordings have never been released to the public.