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TIL The largest swimming pool in the US was so large, lifeguards needed rowboats to patrol it. Fleishhaker Pool, built in San Francisco in 1924, measured 1,000 x 150 feet, contained 6.5 million gallons of water, and could hold 10,000 swimmers. In 1999 it was turned into parking for the zoo.

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69dMW TIL the famous Austrian athlete Felix Baumgartner set three world records, jumping with a parachute from a height of 38 km 710 m and developing a speed of 1173 km/h
1aXN8 TIL that Australia litterally lost a Primeminister in 1967. He went swimming and never came back. A swimming center was later named after him.
yVdmw TIL Hyenas and Wild dogs have been known to eat their prey alive, because of lions who will inevitably come to steal the prey. This might explain why zebras are highly skittish in nature.
awZrZ TIL parts of the iconic fight scene between Bruce Lee and Chuck were actually filmed at the Roman Coliseum, which has a no filming policy. They dressed up as tourists, put their camera equiptment in bags, and bribed the guards to film there for a couple hours.
p8x6b TIL that in 1912 as Theodore Roosevelt prepared to make a speech, he was shot in the chest. However, he proceeded to complete his 90 minute long speech before visiting the hospital.