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TIL the Olympic torch lighting ceremony was started by the Nazis in 1936.

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JYPb1 TIL that ancient Greek historian Polybius came up with a cyclical theory of government (anacyclosis), where governments start off as monarchies, the final stage is ochlocracy, when a democracy degenerates into chaos and mob-rule. Then the cycle resets itself.
W7veX TIL Francis Bacon died of pneumonia he got after stuffing a fowl with snow to prove that the meat can be preserved frozen.
V1Y4 TIL That Andrew Garfield, the actor who played Spider-Man in the most recent film, The Amazing Spider-Man, secretly dropped in at Comic-Con in 2011 dressed up in a cheap Spider-Man costume as a surprise to attending fans.
VBM8B TIL Comedian Henny Youngman was known for his workman attitude to the profession. Even after becoming famous Youngman would often try to perform multiple times a day, searching for ongoing events like weddings and bar mitzvahs for him to negotiate an on the spot performance.
Ook46 TIL the frontman to Powerman 5000 is the brother of Rob Zombie and was also on the original 90210.