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TIL the early modern olympics used to feature an art competition, with sections dedicated to literature, graphic art, music and more. The Amsterdam Olympic stadium is actually a gold medal winner for architecture.

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GYVWG TIL Bill Haast began extracting snake venom at 15 years old. He founded the Miami Serpentarium and injected himself with venom for 60+ years. His blood was used to save 21 snakebite victims. He created a venom serum to cure polio. He was bitten over 170 times and lived to be 100.
YpyjA TIL the Sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System
lona1 TIL that Hans Zimmer's "Spider Pig", from The Simpsons Movie soundtrack, entered the UK singles chart at #24. The running time for the song is a mere 1:04, making it the second shortest single to ever chart.
vPKnK TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph
o6DK TIL a canadian 15-year-old boy discovered a Mayan city correlating constellations and the location of Mayan cities.