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TIL Synchronized swimming is one of the world's worst sports for concussions--one coach estimated that 100% of his synchronized swimmers have sustained a concussion at some point during their career

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5Qr8 TIL: Terry Fox, a 21 year old one-legged cancer patient, ran 3,339miles across Canada in 143 days before dying. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon every day and was the youngest person ever named a Companion of the Order of Canada.
8pm8 TIL: Waldo Of “Where’s Waldo” is actually named wally and is only called Waldo in the US and Canada
KOVr6 TIL: Australian senate introduced "It's OK to be White" in their parliament two years ago.
dAYd TIL Comcast has ranked lower than the IRS in terms of customer satisfaction
awOkM TIL that evidence shows that a portion of a mountain in Pennsylvania was once connected to the same mountain in Morocco