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TIL in 1956 there was a military Vespa made for paratroopers

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ba60 TIL of Katinka Hosszu, a Hungarian swimmer who failed to medal at her first two Olympics, got fourth in her third Olympics, and finally at her fourth Olympics won three gold medals
Yp71G TIL that a river in New Zealand has been given legal status as a living entity and possesses the same rights as a human being.
KwkB TIL The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur quarter.
EdQW TIL in 1993 Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders recommended that the Government study the idea of legalizing drugs and suggested that doing so might reduce violent crimes. She was fired about a week later by President Clinton.
0wkmv TIL Philip Seymour Hoffman was once starstruck when he found jazz legend Miles Davis swimming in the pool where he was a lifeguard. Hoffman played it cool and pretended he didn't know who the mysterious man was and his indifference earned him an afternoon chat about everything except music.