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TIL That the Olympic torch relay was invented by the Nazis as a way for Hitler to spread Nazi influence to other countries

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mK7O TIL sliced bread was originally advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped”
kj1 TIL art competitions used to be a part of the Olympics Games.
jN77N TIL about Harris Wofford, a former United States senator who, in his youth, founded a student movement for the creation of a world government. It had grown so large by the time he was 18 that Newsweek predicted he would become President one day.
45dN TIL Gordon Ramsay was doused in gasoline and held at gunpoint by gang members while attempting to film a documentary about the illegal shark fin industry. He managed to escape by diving into his car with his film crew and driving off.
7rDLP TIL The Last Airbender is the Shyamalan's worst-reviewed film to date