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TIL Michael Phelps has won a record 23 Olympic gold medals; No other Olympian has won more than 9.

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b9ZXN TIL Harry Truman went from Senator, to Vice President, to President, to dropping the first atomic bomb in 29 weeks.
VMYQ TIL there’s enough gold in Earth’s core to coat its surface in 1.5 feet.
1amd7 TIL the baby from the first-ever "gender reveal party" is non-conforming, and the mom wishes the trend never caught on
E1oBd TIL McDonalds tried to create a bubblegum flavored broccoli to encourage kids to eat healthy.
PYeMn TIL of a Krasue, a Southeast Asian creature of folklore. The entity appears as the floating head of a beautiful girl but has internal organs hanging out below the neck. It floats through the night dragging its entrails and is said to eat both humans and animals. It drinks blood and eats organs.