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TIL that in 2018 Utah became the first state in the Michelin Guides' 118-year history to receive three stars as a tourist destination. It's described as "essential, exceptional, worth a journey in itself."

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MWw0 TIL that in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, skateboarding will be included for the very first time as an Olympic game. Bowling was also suggested but didn’t make the final 5 additions.
woePo TIL in the original sushi type dish, the rice was only to preserve the fish, and was discarded uneaten
9Ye0B TIL the Gaelic Manx language (related to Scottish and Irish) went extinct when its last native speaker died in 1974.
7E1Z TIL that Serena and Venus Williams claimed they could beat any male tennis player ranked 200 or below. Karsten Braasch, ranked 203, beat each of them 6-1 and 6-2 respectively.
YpBN7 TIL that during the filming for The Order of the Phoenix, Alan Rickman banned Rupert Grint and Matthew Lewis from coming within 5 meters of his new BMW, because during the making of the Goblet of Fire, they spilled milkshake in his other car