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TIL The London 2012 Olympics was the first time where every sport had female competitors. It was also the first Olympic Games where every country who entered sent at least one female athlete

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YglG TIL Lord Nelson, one of the greatest British naval commanders of all time suffered from chronic sea sickness throughout his career.
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