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TIL that Comedian Eddie Izzard Completed 27 Marathons in 27 Days

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0wPjA TIL of Wolfgang Pauli, around whom scientific equipment was constantly breaking. Once, he was absent and a piece of machinery still broke, seemingly disproving the jinx - until his colleagues discovered Pauli had been passing right by the laboratory on a train the exact moment the machine broke down
kJoyg TIL a Gameboy was stored in a barracks that was bombed in The Gulf War and it ran Tetris like nothing happened.
KGgG TIL Approximately 75% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant. The 25% of people who aren’t are generally of North European descent.
JYx7v TIL that the charity Citymeals on wheels was founded by mid 1900s American food icons, Gael Greene and James Beard. They started by spending $35,000 to provide 6,000 needy elders with Christmas dinners and the project's success inspired them. As of 2016 Citymeals had an annual budget of $20 million.
wLaZ6 TIL The board game Candy Land was made to entertain hospital-bound children during the Polio Pandemic