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TIL when Elvis was referred to by his nickname "the king" after a concert, he pointed to Fats Domino and said "no, that's the real king of rock and roll."

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nWlP9 TIL about Victor “Al” Pease, who remains the only driver in Formula 1 history to have been disqualified from a race for driving too slow.
OGGEL TIL that rogue waves, large waves that occur in unusual circumstances, have been found in media other than water, such as helium gas, quantum mechanics and finance
ndWB TIL the pilot of an Aeroflot Airbus A310 let his son sit at the controls during a flight in 1994. His son turned off the autopilot controls, crashing the plane, and killing all 75 on board.
epOJn TIL that North Korea once beat Italy in the FIFA World Cup
gMKE8 TIL that Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, won an Olympic gold medal for himself in 1912 - with a poem. 'Ode to Sport' won in the category for literature. Previous Olympic events also included architecture, music, painting and sculpture, until 1948.