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TIL The largest hula hoop ever hula hooped was 17ft wide andhula hooped by Getti Kehayova

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awm7y TIL about the Gaesatae, a group of Gaulish mercenaries hired to fight the Romans in 225 BC. The Gaesatae fought naked to intimidate their foes, but their small shields offered little protection against Roman javelins, and they were driven back.
JELl TIL the professional wrestler, Big Show, quit football after his freshman year in high school, because of disputes with the coach. He continued to support the team by joining the cheerleading squad, partly from spite. He later called it “the greatest experience of my life”
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j68xM TIL that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is inclined by only 4 degrees (3.97 to be precise)
Br9VL TIL about a skull mounted on a stake 8000 years ago in Sweden. The skull belonged to a hunter gatherer who was reconstructed and nicknamed "Ludvig". During life, his hair is likely styled and cut using flint tools and required help from another person.