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

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7kgZ TIL in Sweden it is legal to sell sex for money, but illegal to buy it.
xROg TIL that 20/20 vision isn’t actually “perfect”, and that professional baseball players average around 20/12 vision; greater acuity than conventional eye charts test for.
VM7kZ TIL participation in high school sports has been dropping in the last decade. Yet, participation in school sports among wealthy students is higher than ever
AVKw TIL that in North Korea, since every political candidate is chosen by the ruling party, there is only one name on a ballot. A voter may cross off the candidate’s name to vote against him, but must do so with a red pen next to the ballot box in sight of electoral officials.
vDJD TIL that Saddam Hussein wrote several novels, including a romance novel that was later turned into a 20-part television series and a musical