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

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5YjJn TIL: In an Irish WWII POW camps. Prisoners were allowed leave the camp for Pub visits, dances with the locals, fishing, golfing trips and fox hunts. On the condition that they promised not to escape.
Do4V TIL that a woman attempted to go through a McDonald’s Drive-Thru on horseback, where she was promptly denied service. Upon being denied service, she entered the restaurant with the horse, which then defecated.
GYjEG TIL the legendary golden fleece sought by Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology is thought to have been inspired by the lustrous fur of the golden takin, a hoofed animal native to the eastern Himalayan mountain range and one of four takin subspecies. The takin is the national animal of Bhutan.
OZj7 TIL the CIA once dosed one of their biological warfare scientists drink with LSD. The scientist decided he wanted to quit germ warfare and dedicate his life to something else. Nine days later he was thrown out of the 10th story of a hotel.
gradX TIL there have only ever been six horror films nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, and only one has won.