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TIL Tug of war was featured at the Summer Olympics 1900 to 1920.

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NXx06 TIL After 4 year old CS Lewis' dog was killed by a horse-drawn carriage, he adopted the dog's name Jacksie, and was known by Jack to friends and family for the rest of his life.
VMb4Z TIL that the Russian Orthodox Church venerates St. Seraphim of Sarov as the patron saint of the Russian Federation's nuclear weapons
78k9P TIL that the The Redbury New York Hotel in Manhattan operated as a women's-only hotel for 95 years. Their clientele included literary women, students, a YWCA manager, painters, advertisers, and accountants. The hotel was sold in 1997 and converted to a co-ed tourist hotel after being "underused."
v18w4 TIL about the practice of Thalaikoothal , the practice of using coconut water to perform Senicide, the act of killing of an aged person
4EYw TIL than Santino is a zoo chimp that spends his mornings gathering rocks and other projectiles to throw at visitors who annoy him during the day