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TIL Some of competitors at the first modern Olympic games (1896) were tourists who happened to be in Athens.

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LkbgZ TIL more people climbed Mt Everest than the number of people who ran a mile in under 4 minutes
epdQ4 TIL China’s First Emperor’s Obsessive Quest for Immortality and The Elixir of Life Led to His Death and Collapse of His Dynasty
XENZP TIL that in Japan some people celebrate 'mundane Halloween' where they only dress up as people doing everyday, normal things.
MeBV7 TIL The original name of the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation was the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
oEbL TIL of Sergeant Stubby the most decorated dog of WWI & the only dog to be promoted by combat. He saved his regiment from mustard gas attacks comforted the wounded & notified his troop of oncoming artillery. After the war led parades across the country met 3 presidents & became a university mascot.