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TIL Hafthór Björnsson (“The Mountain” from Game of Thrones) broke a 1,000-year-old record by carrying a 30-foot, 1,433-pound log for five steps

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Mg60 TIL there was a Jewish boxer named Salamo Arouch imprisoned at Auschwitz. While there, he was forced to fight bouts against other prisoners, the losers of which were sent to the gas chambers or shot. He survived over 2 years and 200 bouts, eventually being released when the camp was liberated.
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